Senior Commercial Property Solicitor - Head of Department
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Senior Conveyancing Solicitor/Fee Earner - Commercial Property
Looking to progress your career or move to a larger firm? I am pleased to be working for an established business who through sustainable growth, have an opportunity for an experienced Conveyancing Solicitor/Fee Earner to manage the Commercial Conveyancing department.
Offering job security and progression, this local business is dedicated to quality and personal service. The role will involve all types of conveyancing matters from inception through to post-completion. In addition to managing files your responsibilities will include:
- Supervise junior fee earners.
- Help to ensure all deadlines and expectations are met in line with objectives.
- Ensure quality standards are met to at all times.
- Provide training and mentoring to junior staff members.
- Carry out staff appraisals for members of your team.
I look forward to your application, please apply with a current CV or contact Carolyn Thompson at Reed Legal via LinkedIn for a 100% confidential chat.
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⭐ Lead with your Head of Department or supervisory experience at the very top of your CV — the advert explicitly requires someone to manage the Commercial Conveyancing department.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. "Managed 60+ active commercial property files simultaneously, maintaining 100% compliance with completion deadlines."
🎯 Highlight specific commercial conveyancing transaction types (freehold acquisitions, commercial leases, refinancing) as the advert covers "all types of conveyancing matters" — breadth of experience is key.
🤝 Include a dedicated section or bullet on staff development: reference the number of junior fee earners you have supervised, trained, or appraised, as this is a core responsibility listed in the advert.
🏆 Emphasise your track record at an established firm in Suffolk or East Anglia if applicable — the employer values local knowledge, personal service, and quality standards, so regional experience is a differentiator.
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- •Managed a caseload of 55 concurrent commercial conveyancing files from instruction to post-completion, achieving a 98% on-time exchange rate over 12 months.
- •Supervised and formally appraised 4 junior fee earners, delivering monthly one-to-one training sessions that reduced file requisitions by 30% within 6 months.
- •Led due diligence on a portfolio of 8 commercial lease assignments for a regional retail client, completing all transactions within a 10-week deadline and generating £42,000 in fee income.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Commercial property conveyancing at Head of Department level is where my expertise and ambition converge — which is why the Senior Commercial Property Solicitor role at your West Suffolk firm immediately stood out. With a track record in managing commercial conveyancing files from inception through to post-completion, and direct experience supervising and appraising junior fee earners, I am confident I can lead your department to continued growth.
My background in commercial property law includes handling a broad range of transaction types — freehold acquisitions, commercial leases, and refinancing — while maintaining rigorous quality standards across a busy caseload. I have mentored junior solicitors and fee earners, conducted formal appraisals, and implemented processes that have kept teams on track with deadlines even during high-volume periods.
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Technische
- ›Walk us through how you manage a commercial conveyancing file from inception through to post-completion — what are your key checkpoints?
- ›How do you ensure quality standards are consistently met across a department handling multiple concurrent files?
- ›What experience do you have with commercial lease transactions, and what common issues do you look out for during due diligence?
- ›How do you approach Land Registry requisitions or SDLT submissions on complex commercial transactions?
- ›What case management systems have you used, and how do you use them to track deadlines across a team's caseload?
Verhaltensbezogene
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage a junior fee earner who was struggling to meet deadlines — what did you do?
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a quality issue in a colleague's work. How did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you had to balance your own caseload with your supervisory responsibilities. How did you prioritise?
- ›Tell me about a time you introduced a process improvement in a conveyancing team. What was the outcome?
- ›Describe a particularly complex commercial property transaction you led. What challenges arose and how did you resolve them?
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Tell me about a time you had to manage a junior fee earner who was struggling to meet deadlines — what did you do?
Describe a situation where you identified a quality issue in a colleague's work. How did you handle it?