About the role Freeths’ national and award-winning Dispute Resolution team comprises over 100 lawyers across our 13 national offices. The national Dispute Resolution team was awarded UK Litigation Team of the Year by The Lawyer Awards 2020 and the equivalent award by The British Legal Awards 2020 for taking on a major High Court group action against the Post Office, which exposed one of the largest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. The Milton Keynes DR team enjoys a formidable reputation both locally and nationally. The quality of the team’s client base is impressive, and the team is proud to count a number of the region’s substantial businesses as clients, as well as acting for a wide range of clients based across the UK and internationally, including several household-name corporates. The Milton Keynes team (comprising 8 Property Litigation and CDR solicitors, a trainee solicitor and a legal assistant) is headed by Simon Hobbs. Simon is Deputy Head of DR nationwide, is ranked as a Leading Individual in Chambers & Partners (2024 edition) and is listed as a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 (2024 edition). There is now a fantastic opportunity for a circa 3 – 7 PQE Property Litigation lawyer to join the team and advance their own career. Key Responsibilities The team’s specialisms and breadth of work is wide and you would be involved, working alongside more senior members of the team and on your own matters, in high value and complex disputes/projects. The team’s typical work includes: All aspects of commercial landlord and tenant matters Development disputes Disputes relating to land, including easements, restrictive covenants and rights to light Your skills and qualifications The team has a number of dedicated Property litigators so, whilst obviously helpful, detailed knowledge of Property litigation is not essential. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, hardworking, and self-motivated lawyer who can demonstrate excellent legal capability with strong attention to detail. You will be adaptable, organised, enthusiastic and eager to learn, with at least 3 years’ litigation experience and an interest in business development. In return we offer a great salary, competitive benefits and excellent training and career prospects. No agencies direct applications only. For further information or a confidential chat please contact the recruitment team on !RecruitmentFreeths@freeths.co.uk. Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths. Become part of the team at Freeths. View some of our recent highlights on our website here. Do we sound like a match? If you’re someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we’d love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team. We’re 1000+ Freethinkers, striving to create a better place. We’re committed to living our values – smart, bold, together – and making a positive change at every touchpoint for our colleagues, clients and communities. We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1000 colleagues, and counting. 1. Think Ambition: We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1,000 colleagues, and counting. Matching individual ambition and our firm’s ambition matters. That’s why we develop our people by making sure every one of our team feels connected through a clear progression pathway and leadership support. It’s helped us to grow an award-winning reputation in the eyes of our clients and competitors that each and every one of the Freeths team works hard to uphold in everything we do. 2. Think Recognition: Sharing success matters to us. We love to showcase excellent work across the firm and celebrate our people through our employee awards. We recognise our teams work hard together to deliver the best solutions for our clients. That’s why great work is well rewarded - our rewards and benefits are among the best in the business. 3. Think Together: Our people are at the heart of what makes Freeths such a great place to be. We’re a firm where people care about each other and employee wellbeing is high on the agenda. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all. We understand that differences add strength, which means we maintain a diverse culture where everyone has the freedom to be themselves and thrive. 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