Property Litigation - Solicitor in Manchester

Location: Manchester
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Weightmans
Job Hours: Full-time

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Our Property Litigation team acts for public and private sector landlords, tenants and real estate developers, and our client base includes local authorities, NHS Trusts, housing associations, social landlords, blue chip retailers and owner managed businesses. We use bespoke case management systems to ensure that all documents are accurate and consistent, court procedures are followed and deadlines met.

As a Property Litigation Solicitor you will be joining a strong, fast-growing, national property litigation team, currently operating out of five offices: Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and London. The team has more than doubled in size over the last five years and is expected to continue to expand.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Manage own caseload of mixed property litigation work, which, currently, will be predominantly defendant housing disrepair work .
  • Caseload may include commercial cases such as estate management work, possession actions, business lease renewals, injunctions etc.
  • Caseload may also include residential cases such as possessions, rent recovery, disrepair etc. for both housing association and other residential landlords
  • Assist other case handlers with their caseloads
  • Support and develop more junior members of the team
  • Assist with business development and profile raising initiatives including networking events
  • Complete MI procedures as required
  • Achieve set targets/KPIs
  • Ensure relevant deadlines, compliance and quality measures are adhered to
  • Comply with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
  • Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values
    • This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

    About You

    As a property Litigation Solicitor we would expect you to;
  • Have knowledge of property litigation work
  • Have a flexible approach
  • Be motivated and highly-driven
  • Have excellent IT and typing skills
  • Have excellent communication skills
  • To have excellent time management and organisation skills
  • Have the ability to multi-task and prioritise
  • Be able to work to strict deadlines and targets
  • Have the ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

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