Legal Southwest
Our client has a number of offices across Somerset & Dorset. They provide a wide range of legal services to both individuals and business customers.
They believe that not all law firms are the same, they believe that they can not only provide clients with expert advice, but crucially offer excellent service and real value for money.
They are currently seeking a Head of Residential Property (Director) the role can be based from any of their offices across the region.
The Salary is very competitive for the region.
THE ROLE:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with a solid grounding in Residential Property, to establish an excellent future career in a growing Somerset / Dorset law firm with a regional presence and the reputation of being a great place to work.
The Residential Property department of this modern thinking Legal 500 firm is growing rapidly, bringing exciting opportunities. The firm is developing a great reputation in a full spectrum of legal services, and you will have the opportunity to work alongside some highly professional colleagues from other areas of law. With a structured management and career development programme, if you are looking for future career development and progression prospects, then there is a real opportunity here for the right person.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
The firm is seeking to appoint a senior individual who is well known in the marketplace.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years PQE and should have experience in the following:
- Equity release
- Help to buy
- Transfers of equity
- Unregistered land
- Leaseholds and freeholds
- New builds
You will help the firm to achieve profit objectives, market the firm and add to its professional network. Key to this role is to provide a proactive and constructive input into the firm’s strategy. As a Head of Department you will optimise the performance of the team, ensuring its profitability. An ability to train, develop and manage the team as well as moving the department forward with innovative ideas would be expected.
You must also be able to prove you can be an ambassador for the firm and be able to win/retain clients and develop strong relationships with local agents.
This is also a potential board position for the right candidate.
Benefits include: flexible working, 31 days holiday plus bank holidays, private health care, death in service benefit, pension and employee benefit scheme (as well as team leader bonus).
Please get in touch if you would like more information about this role or send us your CV via the form below.
Legal Southwest will never, without exception, send out your CV without your prior knowledge or consent so please be assured that we treat every application with the utmost confidentiality.
