Property Litigation lawyers NQ – 2 & 4+ years’ PQE SURREY

This is a fantastic opportunity for two Property Litigation lawyers (one of 0 to 2 years’ PQE and the other of 4 or more years’ PQE) to join the Real Estate group of this law firm in Surrey. The Real Estate group handles a broad range of real estate work across different sectors and includes teams dedicated to real estate dispute resolution, construction and transactional real estate. The real estate disputes team sits within the group and handles the full scope of property litigation work including: • Commercial landlord and tenant work –1954 Act renewals and disputes; dilapidations; consents; rent reviews; break notices; forfeiture and possession • Development disputes and other contractual disputes relating to commercial and residential property • Easements, covenants and boundary disputes and advice • Land ownership including adverse possession and co-ownership claims • Insolvency matters with a property angle • Litigation in the High Court and County Court as well as the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber); mediations and other forms of ADR.
Clients include mid-tier businesses (whether quoted or owner-managed), household name plc’s and other major international groups. They act for owners and investors, individuals and developers nationwide and have extensive experience dealing with our corporate occupier clients’ property litigation requirements.
Candidates should have excellent inter-personal skills, strong academics and good quality experience with a firm which is well-regarded for the work which it does in Property Litigation law. A grounding in commercial landlord and tenant work (to assist with the team’s occupier and investor clients) would be preferred, as would be an understanding of Court and Tribunal work and of the different procedural stages of litigation. Finally, this firm has flexible working whereby remote/hybrid working is available, with employees encouraged to be in the office at least 2 days per week.