Our Residential Property department combines trusted and experienced conveyancing lawyers with efficient legal support colleagues who, together, deliver outstanding client service across the full range of residential property services. The department is led by Jenna Hamilton-Pursglove who is a Partner and Chartered Legal Executive. Jenna is very experienced across a broad range of conveyancing matters, specialising in shared ownership transactions, private drainage and easement agreements, equity release and bridging finance. Jenna recently gained her Conveyancing Practice Rights and likes to keep well informed about the latest legal developments as well as new technologies to enable the firm’s conveyancing process to proceed more efficiently which ultimately benefits our clients. Although our residential property teams are spread across our offices, they are all incredibly close and collaborate remotely and during regular hub days and team meetings in our Torquay office. Jenna has worked very hard to create a create a team who support each other and are rewarded for their dedication and hard work. Due to an increasing number of referrals and instructions to our residential property lawyers, we find ourselves with an exciting opportunity for a Residential Property Lawyer (CLC, CILEx or Solicitor) to join our well-established but growing team based in our Exeter office. Within our friendly and experienced Residential Property team, you will feel supported in what you do whilst enjoying the autonomy to use your initiative and self-manage your working day. The Role The role will be aligned with your PQE and residential property experience and will allow you to develop your caseload, as well as your skill set. If you have an interest in a particular facet of the conveyancing process, you will be supported in growing your practice in that area and establishing your reputation as a specialist. You will undertake fee earning work with specific responsibility for domestic conveyancing including leasehold and freehold sales and purchases, registered and unregistered land, advising clients on all aspects of mortgages and lender requirements, buy-to-let properties, shared ownership leases, new plot purchases including help-to-buy charges and the preparation and submission of SDLT returns and Land Registry applications. Who You Are Your role in our residential property department is key. We expect you to demonstrate previous experience of undertaking a broad sweep of residential property work and to be confident in navigating your clients through their transactions in a pragmatic and creative way. You will be client focused with sharp commercial acumen and be confident in running a caseload autonomously with assistance from the Head of Residential Property where appropriate and supporting other conveyancers in the team when required. You Will Ideally be a qualified residential property lawyer or working towards professional qualification. Have a sound understanding of the residential property discipline. Be focused on and committed to delivering first-class client service. Have demonstrable experience of developing relationships with both new and existing clients, as well as work referrers and agents. Be a team player with an enthusiastic, can-do attitude. Enjoy working in an environment that is highly focused but friendly and supportive. Contribute to the future success of the residential property team and the wider firm. This is only a guideline and does not preclude applications from candidates who may have more PQE or equivalent experience. Your enthusiasm for the law should be evident in your engagement with this specialism. If you feel you could be a positive asset to our well-established residential property team, even if you do not currently meet all of the criteria for this role or are not yet qualified but are actively working towards professional qualification, please send us your CV and we will be happy to consider your application with an open mind.