Role:Litigation Solicitor Director - City of LondonLeading law firm looking to recruit expereinced Litigation Director for highly sought permanent positon. Gemini Recruitmentare currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our clients accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.Litigation Department background: Our clients Litigation department assist with a wide range of challenging and complex property dispute matters. Their team advise a broad range of clients including institutional landlords, developers and private individuals. The specialist practitioners understand the complexities of both commercial and residential disputes from all perspectives and ensure that the advice given is tailored to the specific needs of their clients.Our client has expertise in the following areas:Landlords and tenant disputesDilapidationsProperty DisrepairParty Wall and Boundary DisputesProfessional NegligenceRight of Way disputesConstruction DisputesOwnership of Property DisputesMain Responsibilities of the Role:Report directly to and collaborating with the Board to ensure performance targets are metProfessional proactive approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients needsResponsible for all aspects of Litigation work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team membersAbility to manage appropriate caseload types and complexitiesKey tasks include:Boundary disputes resolving disagreements between neighbours about property lines.Landlord and tenant issues dealing with rent arrears, lease breaches, eviction proceedings, and lease renewals.Rights of way and easements advising on access rights and usage of land.Nuisance and trespass claims acting where someones use of their property interferes with anothers.Disputes over property ownership handling cases like co-ownership disagreements or claims under trusts.Development issues disputes related to property development, including restrictive covenants and planning.Disrepair acting for landlord and tenantMortgage RepossessionsCommercial property matters- lease related matters - dilapidations, arrears of rents , lease forfeitureDealing with emergency cases, and identifying and carrying out strategic litigation.Preparing draft documents including witness statements and processing evidenceYou will have a professional proactive approach, strong client care skills and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the companyEnsuring compliance with file management.Key Skills Required:3 Years+ PQE with proven experience of various Litigation work, including court representation (essential)Experience in own advocacyMust have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applyingStrong management skills and able to lead a teamCommitted team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referralsPrevious proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicatorsProfessional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involvedExcellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new businessExcellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skillsThis list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.About Gemini Recruitment: Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks including CRB / DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role.By applying to this vacancy you give Gemini Recruitment Services Limited permission to submit your CV to the hiring company.JBRP1_UKTJ