Residential Property Solicitor

Solicitor Residential Property

Location: Harrogate

Salary: 45000 to 60000

Experience: Experienced in residential property

If youre an experienced residential property solicitor who enjoys running files with minimal supervision and youre also the sort of person who likes helping others develop this is a strong opportunity to join a well-established team in Harrogate.

Our client is looking to add an experienced Solicitor into their Residential Property team. This role combines hands-on fee earning with the chance to supervise and mentor junior lawyers and support staff helping the wider team deliver a consistently high standard of client care.

What Youll Be Doing

• Managing a caseload of residential property matters including sales purchases and re-mortgages

• Progressing matters efficiently keeping clients updated on progress and costs throughout

• Maintaining high standards of client care in a professional approachable way

• Supervising supporting developing and mentoring junior lawyers and conveyancing executives/assistants

• Ensuring confidentiality and security of client and firm information at all times

• Achieving agreed billing and time recording targets

• Taking ownership of credit control on your own matters in liaison with the Accounts team

• Working in line with the firms procedures quality standards and office manual

• Supporting marketing and business development activity with the wider department

• Contributing to training and your own ongoing professional development

What Were Looking For

• Qualified Solicitor (admitted to the Solicitors Roll)

• Strong experience handling residential sales purchases and re-mortgages with minimal supervision

• Confident supervising and mentoring others with a supportive team-first approach

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal

• Well organised with good diary management and attention to detail

• Comfortable working to procedures and maintaining quality standards

• Professional resilient and tactful when dealing with clients and colleagues

Whats On Offer

• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off

• Hybrid working once youve passed probation

• Continuous professional development including structured induction in-house training and access to external courses

• Wellbeing Hours (7 hours annually for appointments or time needed out of work)

• Health Cash Plan (including 24-hour advice line and counselling access)

• Group life assurance

• Pension contribution

• Salary exchange (salary sacrifice) pension scheme

• YuLife

• Perkbox (retail discounts plus wellbeing content)

• Ability to buy up to 5 additional days holiday per year

• Option to carry up to 3 days holiday into the next holiday year

• Long service awards

• Free refreshments in the office (tea coffee and weekly fruit delivery)

• Social events organised through a social committee (including annual Christmas party and summer BBQ)

• Staff legal benefits including:

• Residential purchase and/or sale for your sole/main residence undertaken at no cost (excluding expenses)

• Standard Will prepared at no charge (excluding IHT planning)

• Discounted legal services for immediate family

Working Arrangements

Full-time permanent role based in Harrogate. Hybrid working available once probation is passed.

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to or call 0 for more information.

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