Associate / Senior Associate

Overview

As a solicitor or qualified conveyancer, you will support a growing Norwich residential property practice, handling high-end and routine transactions while driving business development. You’ll work in a collaborative regional team, leveraging technology and AI to enhance service delivery. Your market presence and client relationships will help expand the Norwich practice within a Top 50 UK law firm. This is an opportunity to shape high-value real estate work and contribute to the firm’s growth and ESG culture.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 or 30 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Private Healthcare with BUPA
• Pension scheme (Scottish Widows)
• Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice
• Life Assurance 4 x salary
• Paid ESG day (ESG) Individual Wellbeing? (ESG day)

Responsibilities

• Support clients across high net worth and corporate residential property matters
• Handle purchase, sale, and financing of freehold/leasehold properties, including high value transactions
• Cultivate relationships with local agents, finders, and estate agents
• Provide mainstream conveyancing support to the broader practice
• Mentor and train junior team members and contribute to the Norwich team’s operational efficiency
• Contribute to Norwich team business development plans and diversification efforts
• Promote Birketts’ culture, brand, and values within the team
• Collaborate with the Norwich Team Leader to identify new work types and opportunities for growth

Key requirements

• Solicitor, Legal Executive (with practicing rights) or Licensed Conveyancer
• at least six years’ PQE at a strong regional or City firm
• experience across all aspects of residential real estate as described
• ability to manage high value matters and market relationships
• competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, Outlook and digital dictation

• business development mindset
• strong client-facing and relationship-building abilities
• forward-thinking and adaptable to new technologies
• Microsoft Word
• Excel
• Outlook

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