Solicitor (1-5 PQE) – Dispute Resolution (Property and Commercial Litigation)

Hempsons – Manchester, England, United Kingdom

We are looking for a solicitor with 1–5 years of post-qualification experience to join our growing commercial dispute resolution and property litigation team. The successful candidate can be based at any of our Harrogate, Manchester, Newcastle or Southampton offices and will work in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

The role will involve complex property litigation and commercial dispute resolution work for clients in the health, social care, charities and social enterprise sectors. You will work closely with the real estate teams across all five offices and with other litigators in the team who undertake a mix of commercial dispute resolution and property litigation.

Key Areas of Focus

• Service charge disputes
• 1954 Act lease renewals
• Insolvency (in a property context)
• Overage disputes
• Professional negligence
• Rent reviews
• Break options
• Exit strategies
• Possession claims
• Dilapidations claims

Skills and Competencies

• Solid grounding in commercial real estate (and commercial litigation depending on the role)
• An aptitude for engaging with our various health and social care clients as well as commercial clients
• A strong teamwork ethos – we all work with colleagues across our five offices
• Excellent organisational skills
• An appreciation of the need to comply with internal and client data security guidelines

Benefits and Working Environment

Hybrid working environment – flexibility to work from the office and at home.

Hempsons is an agile firm and is open to discussions over flexible/hybrid working.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Hempsons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and to encouraging diversity through recruitment. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and decisions to progress will be made with reference to entirely objective criteria only.