Property Litigation Lawyer - London, United Kingdom - The Legists

The Legists

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Real Estate Litigation Mid Associate - Managing Associate
Leading City Firm
Popular Firm
Great culture
3 PQE +

This firm have an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor to join their growing collegiate and well regarded Real Estate Dispute Resolution team.

The team advise funders, landlords, tenants, developers, investors, high net worth individuals, hoteliers and retailerson a wide range of commercial and residential issues.

The team's strategy rests on 4 workstreams:

Development and Neighbourly rights
Party Wall etc. Act 1996, Boundary disputes, trespass and adverse possession, Rights of Light, Access to Neighbouring Land Act, Restrictive covenants, Easements and interruption/diversion, Defective Premises Act 1972,Nuisance, Utilities

Residential

Individual enfranchisement, Collective enfranchisement, Right to manage, Right of first refusal, Breach of user covenants, Landlord possession claims, Chargee possession claims and exercising power of sale, Trusts of Land and Appointment ofTrustees Act 1996, Residential service charge disputes and dispensations, Consumer rights and protections, Coownership and estoppel, Enforcement of residential tenancies and leaseholds, Compliance with residential tenancy regulation

Commercial asset management

Business lease renewal, Forfeiture and relief from forfeiture, Dilapidations claims, Site clearance and vacant possession, Break notices, Contested alienation (assignment and underletting), Contested alterations and improvements,Rent review arbitrations, Property insolvency (inc. CVAs, administrations, liquidations, disclaimer, dissolution and bona vacantia), Commercial service charge disputes, Guarantees and AGAs, Commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR)

Property Contract Disputes

Contested completion and deposit disputes, Specific performance, Injunctions, Building defects claims, Professional negligence, Misrepresentation, Mistake and rectification, Rectification of the Register

This role will span each of the work-streams to gain a breadth of expertise as well as exposure to lots of different types of client.

You will be responsible for assisting the Partners, Senior Associates, Associates and Solicitors in the department, as well as taking a role (which will be limited at first) in supervising more junior members of staff and assisting in the development of thosestaff, including Trainee Solicitors and Paralegals.

In addition, you will also handle cases on your own (with the supervision of more Senior members of the team).

Role responsibility
You will be involved in tasks including but not limited to;

Assisting the team in responding to a wide range of urgent and time critical queries from clients;
Assisting with all stages of the lifecycle of a contentious matter from the review of initial information upon first instruction to the conclusion of a matter, including the preparation of preaction correspondence, issuing of court proceedings where necessary,preparation of witness evidence and all other work required on a matter to bring it to trial or to settlement;
Instructing and liaising with Counsel and other experts where necessary;
Attending meetings with clients, Counsel or opposing parties;
Assisting with tasks relating to costs and fees, including preparing fee estimates for clients, preparing costs schedules during proceedings, and liaising with costs draftsmen and ATE insurers; and
Contributing to sector and focus groups as required.

The team and wider Dispute Resolution Department has a very open and collegiate team structure and you will be encouraged to be involved in business development initiatives and also to assist in training and development.

You will be an integral member of theteam and your opinions and insights will be valued.
For more information please contact Catherine Knowles at Search Consultancy on