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Birketts is a full service UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol Cambridge Chelmsford Ipswich London Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: property corporate services litigation and private client advisory.
We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes challenges or opportunities that they may face.
Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.
With our ambition to succeed comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do with female partners comprising 40 of our partnership.
The Residential Real Estate team is a team of 65 members operating out of seven offices but working together as one team.
Within the team there are various specialist sectors. We have a vacancy to fill in the team (ideally to be based in our Chelmsford office but all office locations would be considered) which will involve acting on routine residential property transactions as well as property finance transactions involving specialist lenders and Limited Company borrowers.
You will provide additional fee earning support for a rapidly growing sector with a focus on technical excellence and being able to deliver consistently high levels of client service.
- Acting for a range of clients but largely corporate entities on a diverse range of residential property finance matters
- Acting on the purchase and financing of routine and complex freehold/leasehold and high value properties
- Working alongside and developing relationships with clients and brokers
- Acting on mainstream residential conveyancing to support the wider practice including for high net wealth individuals
- Being actively involved with developing and implementing the local office team business development plan
- Solicitor/Legal Exec/Licensed Conveyancer with NQ post qualification experience. We would equally consider an experienced real estate paralegal
- Experience of all aspects of work as outlined in this profile is required
- An ability to actively market within this specialist sector and to focus on growing new relationships
- To be competent in using Microsoft Word Excel time recording software case management Outlook and digital dictation
At Birketts our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success development and wellbeing of our colleagues helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment we offer the following core benefits:
- 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays rising to 30 days with service
- Long Service holiday award 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
- Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme 5 employer / 5 Employee)
- Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
- Salary sacrifice (Pensions Staff Profit Share)
- Life Assurance 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
- Paid CSR Day
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Subsidised gym membership
- Electric car scheme
- Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
- Dress for your Day Policy
is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible agile and parttime roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age disability sex race religion or belief gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity or sexual orientation.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all valuing the right mix of talent skills and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.
Employment Type
Full-Time
