Senior Property Litigation Associate
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Bristol
- Salary
- £85000 - £110000 per annum
- Closing date
- 19 Feb 2025
- Reference
- BBBH55769
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- Vacancy Type
- Barristers, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Real Estate, Property Litigation
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details

Property Litigation Senior Associate (5+ years PQE) | Top 100 Firm | Bristol
The Firm:
This prestigious firm, with a unique transatlantic heritage, combines scale and profitability akin to Silver Circle firms. It serves an impressive client base, including FTSE 350 companies, major corporations, and government organisations, across diverse sectors such as energy, logistics, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, technology, and transport.
With a strong focus on innovation, the firm invests in infrastructure to improve client outcomes and drive business growth. Despite its corporate stature, the firm is known for its approachable partners and vibrant social culture, fostering a strong sense of teamwork. It also has a proven track record of facilitating social mobility and championing accessibility within the legal profession.
The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Property Litigation Associate (5+ years PQE) to join a growing and dynamic team. The successful candidate will take on a diverse range of contentious commercial property matters, including telecoms, landlord and tenant disputes (e.g. 1954 Act renewals, dilapidations, and break notices), and general property issues such as adverse possession, easements, and title disputes.
A strong understanding of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 renewals, particularly in the context of managing large property portfolios, is highly desirable. The role offers significant responsibility, with the opportunity to act as a principal fee earner while also supervising junior colleagues. The firm works closely with its transactional Real Estate team, providing ample opportunities for cross-practice collaboration.
You will also play a pivotal role in business development, working to deepen existing client relationships and expand new ones. With the firm's support, this position offers a clear path to partnership for those interested in progression.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Experience: 5+ years PQE in Property Litigation, with a strong background in contentious commercial property law, including Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 renewals (both opposed and unopposed) and property portfolio management.
- Skills: Proven ability to supervise and mentor junior lawyers. Excellent technical knowledge, along with a commercial mindset and strong interpersonal skills for managing client relationships.
- Motivation: Entrepreneurial drive and enthusiasm for business development. A genuine interest in delivering high-quality client service and taking a leadership role within the team.
What's on Offer:
- Competitive salary: Negotiable based on PQE and experience, with an exceptional benefits package.
- Career progression: Tangible opportunities for growth, including a clear path to partnership.
- Varied and stimulating work: A diverse caseload, with autonomy from the outset.
- Supportive team environment: Join a collegiate and friendly team committed to professional development and success.
Why Join?
The firm prides itself on a collaborative, open culture where individual contributions are celebrated. It offers a flexible working environment and has strong initiatives to support health and wellbeing. The firm's DEI group fosters an inclusive workplace, ensuring all backgrounds and identities are valued and supported.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a Property Litigation Senior Associate (5+ years PQE) to join a high-performing team at one of the leading law firms in Bristol. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, apply today or contact Tom Amer at tom@jmc-legal.com for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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