via Reed · 25 August 2026 ·30 days ago

Residential Property Lawyer

The Legists
Greater Manchester Full-time
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Residential Property Lawyer | 2+ PQE | Manchester | c£50,000 (DOE) | An excellent opportunity for a Residential Property Lawyer to join a highly regarded real estate team offering quality work, autonomy and genuine career progression | To apply please call Teagan on and quote Job Ref: 5175

JOB TITLE: Residential Property Lawyer??????????????????
PQE REQUIRED: 2+????????
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SALARY: Up to £50,000 (DOE)?????????????????????

THE ROLE:

  • Join a highly regarded, well established law firm located in Manchester, seeking to welcome a Residential Property Lawyer to its thriving Real Estate team.

  • Manage a varied caseload of residential conveyancing matters from instruction through to completion and advise a diverse client base on a wealth of transactions such as freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, new build properties, auction transactions and bridging finance matters.

  • Work autonomously on an independent caseload and simultaneously benefit from the support of an experienced Partner on more complex issues.

  • Provide clear, commercially focused advise to ensure that legal matters progress efficiently and to the highest professional standard.
THE CANDIDATE:
  • Applications are welcomed from Solicitors, Licensed Conveyancers or Chartered Legal Executives with 2 years' PQE or equivalent experience who can demonstrate a proven track record of independently managing a full residential conveyancing caseload.

  • Experience handling freehold and leasehold transactions is essential to the application process.

  • Additionally, knowledge of the Building Safety Act is considered highly advantageous to prospective candidates.

  • Experience using case management systems and mentoring or supporting junior colleagues would also be beneficial.

  • You will possess excellent technical ability, strong organisational and communication skills and demonstrate proactive, client focused approach.
THE FIRM:
  • Join a well established and highly respected law firm which forms part of a leading international professional services network.

  • This firm is respected for delivering high quality legal advice to both businesses and individuals and combines the strength of a global organisation with a collaborative working culture.

  • With a real estate team which delivers advice on a wealth of complex property matters, the opportunity offers to the successful candidate the chance to develop their careers and benefit from genuine professional progression.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on / or email with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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