Associate - Property Disputes (Residential Leasehold Management)

The role

Trowers & Hamlins is seeking an experienced Associate specializing in residential leasehold management for its Property Disputes team in Manchester. This role is ideal for an individual with at least 2 years of PQE in property litigation, offering the opportunity to advise a diverse range of public and private sector clients on complex matters within a leading national real estate litigation practice.

What you'll do

• Advise on the full range of residential leasehold management matters
• Handle a range of work principally involving residential landlord and tenant matters including service charge disputes, repossessions, forfeiture, enfranchisement, Right to Manage
• Advise on development related disputes and strategic advice
• Handle disputes concerning property contracts
• Manage property related insolvency (both real property and landlord and tenant)
• Manage other real property related disputes such as rights of way, adverse possession and restrictive covenants
• Potentially be involved in commercial related landlord and tenant work including 1954 Act, alienation, break rights, dilapidations
• Potentially be involved in rights to light disputes for developers and insurers
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and market intermediaries with a focus on the North-West market
• Proactively participate in individual, team and office-based business development initiatives
• Participate in firm-wide and departmental meetings, training sessions and social events
• Delegate client work effectively to more junior fee-earners as appropriate and contribute to their development
• Contribute effectively to department and firm wide performance goals
• Ensure files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures
• Build and maintain effective client relationships

What we're looking for