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Residential Property Team Leader


Birketts


Location

Sevenoaks, Kent | United Kingdom


Job description

PQE:

8 years +

Term:

Permanent

Working hours:

Full-time (35 hours Mon - Fri)

Department:

Residential Property

Location:

Sevenoaks, Kent

The firm

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 500 lawyers and legal professionals based in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: property, corporate services, litigation and private client advisory.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership

The department

Our Residential Property team is dynamic and fast growing with an entrepreneurial flare.

We have 65+ team members across six offices, with Sevenoaks being the most recent addition.

Despite being such a large team, spread across five counties and the capital, we have a unified vision and shared culture which allows our team members to thrive and achieve their goals.

We have a vacancy for a forward-thinking Team Leader to join the practice with a focus on rapid expansion within the local residential property market. 

Purpose of job

You will provide support to and manage the newly established team across all areas with a focus on technical-excellence and business development.

You will also be an active contributor to the core management group across all offices which is responsible for team strategy and the employee experience

You will be an ambassador of the Birketts’ culture and embrace our appetite for diversification, both legally and non-legally.

The role will suit a candidate with a significant following and marketplace presence to be able to actively and effectively grow the practice, although this is not essential.

Accountabilities

The candidate

 

Equal opportunities

We are committed to recruiting individuals on merits of suitability for each role, on the basis of qualifications and experience. All applications are treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs and any other protected characteristic, ensuring that there are equal opportunities at all stages of the recruitment process.

 

Core Benefits

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile and part time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

 


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