Senior Residential Property Solicitor

Senior Residential Property Solicitor • Annual Salary: Competitive • Location: Chatham, Flexible Home Working • Job Type: Full-time We are seeking an experienced Senior Residential Property Solicitor with circa 5+ years of post-qualification experience to join our team at our Chatham office. This role offers flexibility to work from home and involves specialising in a full spectrum of property work. The successful candidate will play a central role in establishing and expanding our residential real estate presence in Chatham. Day-to-day of the role: • Handling the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties. • Dealing with new build purchases from developers, ownership transfers, lease extensions, and re-mortgages. • Leading marketing and business development efforts to successfully expand the team's presence in the residential real estate market in Chatham. Required Skills & Qualifications: • Minimum of 5 years PQE experience in residential property law. • Solid background acting for both homeowners and investors, ideally within the Kent market. • Strong marketing and business development skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team. • Organised with the ability to prioritise workload. • Commercially aware with the ability to add value to the practice. Benefits: • Flexible home working options. • Life Assurance Benefits Scheme providing 4x basic salary in the event of death. • Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme with total contributions of 10% of pensionable earnings. • Health Cash Plan covering essential health costs and a 24-hour confidential counselling helpline. • BUPA Healthcare and Dental with a contribution by the partners. • Bonus schemes for both support staff and fee earners. • Interest-free Season Ticket Loan after probation. • Long Service Awards and additional annual leave for long service. • Funded Professional Memberships linked to the role. • Discounted Legal Advice. • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay. • Employee Referral Scheme with bonus payment. • Corporate discounts on gym memberships and local theatre tickets. • Active Social Committee organizing charity events, quiz nights, and annual social gatherings. To apply for this Senior Residential Property Solicitor position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your reasons for applying and your relevant experience to Mark Watts, Your Reed Local Legal Recruitment Expert, and generally really lovely, highly experienced, friendly, honest guy!