Residential Property Solicitor – Manchester
Salary: £40,000 - £60,000
Location: Manchester
Experience Level: 5+ Years PQE
Join a Top 10 Best Law Firm to Work For – Hit the Ground Running
Are you an experienced residential property solicitor looking to join an award-winning law firm that truly values its people? Our client, a market‑leading full‑service law firm with offices across the North West and Staffordshire, is seeking a qualified transporte solicitor with ideally at least 5 years' PQE who has a real passion for residential property to join their busy team in Manchester.
This is an exceptional opportunity to work with a firm that has been successful for a fifth time placing in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For in the UK and has been recognised as a Top 10 Law Firm to Work For. The firm challenges the conventional law firm approach and focuses its energy on getting great results for clients, whilst attracting and developing brilliant people.
If you’re looking for a role where you can run your own caseload, deliver outstanding client service, and develop your residential property career with a firm that genuinely invests in its people, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. The firm is looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running.
The Firm
Our client is a market‑leading, full‑service law firm with offices across the North West and Staffordshire, servicing both business and private clients. The firm is a people business with relationships at its heart, delivering legal services as trusted legal partners to businesses, individuals, and families across Lancashire, Cumbria, Manchester, Merseyside, and Staffordshire.
The firm has been successful for a fifth time placing in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For in the UK andirman has been recognised as a Top 10 Law Firm to Work For. The firm has a culture that challenges the conventional law firm approach and focuses its energy on getting great results for clients, whilst attracting and developing brilliant people.
The firm offers a full range of legal services including Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Corporate, Employment & HR, Divorce and Family Law, Wills, Trusts & Probate, Commercial>} Dispute Resolution & Avoidance, Land & Property Dispute Resolution, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Regulatory, Compliance & Licensing, and more.
The Residential Property team is large, highly experienced, and spans across the North of England. The team handles a diverse range of residential property transactions for clients and is supported by modern case management systems and technology.
The Role
As a Residential Property Solicitor, you will run your own caseload of residential conveyancing matters, providing clients and agents with regular updates, advice, and draft documentation. This role involves regular contact with clients and agents, and you must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to deliver outstanding client service.
You will be working autonomously within a challenging commercial environment, operating a case management system, and ensuring the delivery of a profitable contribution to the work of the department. The firm is looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running.
Key Responsibilities
Running your own caseload of residential property matters
Handling sales, purchases, remortgages, and transfers of equity
Dealing with freehold and leasehold transactions
Progressing matters from instruction through to completion
Providing clients and agents with regular updates, advice, and draft documentation
Conducting property searches and reviewing search results
Preparing and reviewing contracts and transfer deeds
Dealing with Stamp Duty Land Tax returns and Land Registry applications
Managing post‑completion formalities including registration
Delivering outstanding client service
Regular contact with clients and agents
Providing excellent communication and keeping clients updated
Responding to client queries promptly and professionally
Managing client expectations and explaining legal processes clearly
Building and maintaining positive client relationships
Operating a case management system effectively
Maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date file records
Managing deadlines and ensuring timely progression of matters
Prioritising workload and managing multiple transactions simultaneously
Ensuring compliance with SRA requirements and firm procedures
Working autonomously within a challenging commercial environment
Undertaking fee‑earning work to provide a profitable contribution to the department
Managing own caseload efficiently
Meeting billing and financial targets
Ensuring accurate billing and financial records
Drafting correspondence and legal documents
Preparing completion statements and financial calculations
Managing file openings and closings
Maintaining organised and compliant files
About You
Essential Requirements
Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales
Ideally at least 5+ years' PQE in Residential Conveyancing / Property (essential)
Ability to run own caseload and hit the ground running (essential)
Strong technical knowledge of residential conveyancing processes and procedures
Experience handling freehold and leasehold transactions
Experience with sales, purchases, remortgages, and transfers of equity
Knowledge of property searches and Land Registry procedures
Understanding of Stamp Duty Land Tax requirements
Good IT skills – experience operating case management systems
Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
Outstanding client service skills with ability to build and maintain relationships
Good organisational and time management skills
Keen attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Confident working autonomously within a challenging commercial environment
Proactive and self‑motivated approach to work
Team player who works well in a collaborative environment
Committed to delivering exceptional client service
Understanding of SRA requirements and compliance
Desirable
Experience with new build transactions
Experience with Help to Buy schemes
aged examples needed
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