Head of Property Solicitor

Eventus Recruitment are seeking a Head of Residential & Commercial Property Solicitor to join a busy team based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. This is a full time, permanent job with the opportunity to join a friendly and progressive firm. You will benefit from a firm dedicated to offering scope for career progression and development.

Role Responsibilities

The incoming Head of Residential & Commercial Property Solicitorwill take an active role in promoting, supervising and developing a team that deal with property work across multiple offices.

Key tasks include:

• Conducting your own matters and supervising those undertaken by colleagues both within the St Albans and across other offices as necessary
• Overseeing the work of the team of Solicitors and Assistants in both the St Albans and other offices as necessary
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients, agents and colleagues
• Have experience in liaising with a management team regarding Department needs (including staffing, training, IT, finances) and assisting with marketing and business development
• Have experience in dealing with CQS and Lexcel as well as overseeing Lender Panel and Land Registry requirements;
• Be focussed on delivering a high quality and timely service to clients while maintaining a motivated team

Person Specification

The successful Head of Residential & Commercial Property Solicitorwill be:

• A Solicitor of 10 years PQE + (or qualification and experience equivalent)
• Be able to manage their own caseload, ideally both commercial and residential property but definitely residential
• Enthusiastic, dedicated and flexible
• Willing to take an active role in promoting & developing a team
• A confident communicator

Benefits and Rewards

The incoming Head of Residential & Commercial Property Solicitorwill benefit from a firm that recognise the importance in a healthy home life balance.

You will also benefit from:

• 20 days of holiday, plus days between Christmas and New Year and bank holidays. After 2 years, your holidays will increase incrementally to up to 25 days annual leave.
• Subsidised parking in the city centre.
• Eyecare.
• Office lunch every other month.
• Christmas meal and other social events through the year.

About the Company

A thriving Lexcel - accrediated law firm based in St Albans, Hertfordshire looking to recruit a Head of Residential & Commercial Property Solicitor. As a firm it is currently growing and expanding to due to a recent merger with a highly acclaimed firm. They are recognised in Chambers UK, The Legal 500 and Times Best Law Firm. Furthermore, they are dedicated to their employees and boast a high staff retention rate.