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Ideally 1–4 years PQE in personal injury (Solicitor or CILEX), or senior paralegals and unqualified candidates with a keen interest in specialising in this rewarding field.

Enjoy a career without limits, earning up to 75% of your billing. We are seeking legal professionals that are keen to work on a consultancy, fee sharing basis. Taylor Rose is a top 60 law firm with over 25 offices nationwide. We are offering you a unique opportunity to take back control of your life and earnings. Choose to work from home, one of our offices or both! We are looking for individuals and groups of Solicitors, FCILEx or Licensed Conveyancers who have expertise in residential or commercial property in the private and/or public sectors with 4 years PQE + to join our consultancy Why choose us? • Earn up to 75% of what you bill; your split will not drop below 70%., • Referral of larger and established clients, • Immediate access to our accreditations and lender panels, • Choose your own clients, fees, hours and volume of work., • Work from home, 100 days access to hot-desking facilities., • PII cover up to £20 million., • Access to nationwide offices and meeting rooms., • Free calls through our app., • Fully optimised CMS and electronic systems., • Access to business development., • Dedicated liaison team., • Technical head for ops, legal support and training. And much more. So, if you want a career without limits and freedom, then we may be your next move. To find out more, contact us now to chat confidentially with one of our advisors. PS If you have less than 4 years experience you may be able to join us as a fee earning consultant, contact us for more details.

Senior Real Estate Lawyer/ Partner Ref: 11000 Exeter with hybrid Competitive salary & benefits + progression opportunities About the Firm Our client is a highly regarded UK Top 50 national law firm with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional legal services across a wide range of sectors and specialisms. With a collaborative culture, deep-rooted national and regional client relationships, and an ambitious growth strategy, the firm is now seeking to appoint a senior-level Real Estate Lawyer to support the expansion of the Exeter office. About the Role This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and well connected Real Estate lawyer to take on a senior leadership role within the firm’s thriving Commercial Property team. With your networks and South West regional profile (and potentially a following), you will play a pivotal role in growing the team in Exeter, working collaboratively building upon an established client base while also contributing to the firm’s long-term growth plans. You can expect to: • Lead on a wide variety of high-value and complex Real Estate transactions., • Provide strategic advice to clients, including developers, investors, landowners, corporate occupiers, and lenders., • Build and develop strong client relationships, with an emphasis on business development and networking., • Mentor, supervise, and develop junior lawyers within the team., • Contribute to the firm’s leadership and growth strategy as a senior member of the partnership. About You As a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales, you will have significant post-qualification experience in Real Estate law with a proven track record of advising on complex and high-value property matters. This is likely to include experience across commercial development, investment, and/or strategic land. You will be a collaborative and proactive lawyer who is keen to connect and build relationships with internal peers and colleagues across the firm. Ideally, you will have an established client following, demonstrable referrer network and/or strong business development capability, with a visible profile in the South West. With a focus on growing the Real Estate team in Exeter over time, you will have gained supervision and leadership skills in your current role, and possess the ability and positive attitude to mentor and support less experienced colleagues and contribute to their ongoing professional development. Aspiring to partnership if not already at that level, you are ambitious, commercially astute, and aligned with the firm’s values of inclusivity, collaboration, pragmatism and excellence. The firm prides itself on its approachable style, with one another and with clients, which builds such strong and long-lasting bonds. This is a genuinely exciting and unusual opportunity to join a leading firm in a senior capacity, and to actively engage and support the wider strategic direction of the firm. In summary, this opportunity offers: • A senior leadership role within a respected and growing firm., • Competitive remuneration package and benefits., • Genuine partnership opportunity (or immediate entry depending on experience)., • A supportive and forward-thinking environment where your contribution will shape the future of the firm’s Real Estate practice. For an informal discussion about this opportunity without commitment and in confidence, please contact Charlotte Ferguson, Recruitment Manager at or call 07342 840879.

Job Advertisement: Temporary Junior Paralegal Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to support a vital public service? Our client, the Devon & Cornwall Police Force, is seeking a dedicated Legal Administrator to join their team at the Middlemoor Police HQ in Exeter.

Senior Real Estate Lawyer/ Partner Ref: 11000 Exeter with hybrid Competitive salary & benefits + progression opportunities About the Firm Our client is a highly regarded UK Top 50 national law firm with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional legal services across a wide range of sectors and specialisms. With a collaborative culture, deep-rooted national and regional client relationships, and an ambitious growth strategy, the firm is now seeking to appoint a senior-level Real Estate Lawyer to support the expansion of the Exeter office. About the Role This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and well connected Real Estate lawyer to take on a senior leadership role within the firm’s thriving Commercial Property team. With your networks and South West regional profile (and potentially a following), you will play a pivotal role in growing the team in Exeter, working collaboratively building upon an established client base while also contributing to the firm’s long-term growth plans. You can expect to: • Lead on a wide variety of high-value and complex Real Estate transactions., • Provide strategic advice to clients, including developers, investors, landowners, corporate occupiers, and lenders., • Build and develop strong client relationships, with an emphasis on business development and networking., • Mentor, supervise, and develop junior lawyers within the team., • Contribute to the firm’s leadership and growth strategy as a senior member of the partnership. About You As a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales, you will have significant post-qualification experience in Real Estate law with a proven track record of advising on complex and high-value property matters. This is likely to include experience across commercial development, investment, and/or strategic land. You will be a collaborative and proactive lawyer who is keen to connect and build relationships with internal peers and colleagues across the firm. Ideally, you will have an established client following, demonstrable referrer network and/or strong business development capability, with a visible profile in the South West. With a focus on growing the Real Estate team in Exeter over time, you will have gained supervision and leadership skills in your current role, and possess the ability and positive attitude to mentor and support less experienced colleagues and contribute to their ongoing professional development. Aspiring to partnership if not already at that level, you are ambitious, commercially astute, and aligned with the firm’s values of inclusivity, collaboration, pragmatism and excellence. The firm prides itself on its approachable style, with one another and with clients, which builds such strong and long-lasting bonds. This is a genuinely exciting and unusual opportunity to join a leading firm in a senior capacity, and to actively engage and support the wider strategic direction of the firm. In summary, this opportunity offers: • A senior leadership role within a respected and growing firm., • Competitive remuneration package and benefits., • Genuine partnership opportunity (or immediate entry depending on experience)., • A supportive and forward-thinking environment where your contribution will shape the future of the firm’s Real Estate practice. For an informal discussion about this opportunity without commitment and in confidence, please contact Charlotte Ferguson, Recruitment Manager at or call 07342 840879.

Senior Lawyer - Civil Litigation (Remote) needed in Exeter, £43.

Join a Forward-Thinking Legal Team. Are you ready to embark on a new professional journey with a dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking team? A respected law firm is seeking a skilled Legal Cashier to join its highly experienced Finance team based in Exeter. As a Legal Cashier, you will play a vi

Job Title: *Solicitor or Legal Executive *Department: *Private Client *Position: *Full Time *WBW Solicitors is one of the largest legal practices in the South West, with offices based in Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Newton Abbot, Exeter, Bovey Tracey, Launceston, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Seaton

The Litigation and Planning team is seeking an experienced local government lawyer with strong highways and PROW experience as well as general litigation experience.

Professional Support Lawyer - Real Estate. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, and a reputation for cross-border projects, this is a chance to join a firm where your voice won't be lost behind the London office doors -every location is integral and every lawyer has the opportunity to m

Residential Property Lawyer / Conveyancer Fully Remote.

To be responsible for internal legal advice to the Service Leadership Board (SLB), HR department and Information Governance departmen.

The Litigation and Planning team is seeking an experienced local government lawyer with strong highways and PROW experience as well as general litigation experience.

What You'll Need to Succeed You will be a qualified paralegal with a strong academic background in law and a minimum of 12 months' paralegal experience. Essential Criteria:Law degree, law conversion course, or CILEX Paralegal qualification. Minimum 12 months' paralegal experience.

The firm's Energy team is passionate about renewable energy and its importance globally and proudly supports UK businesses with their real estate interests in onshore wind, solar, EV, battery, AD, hydro and other renewable technologies. The team have developed impressive expertise across a range of

The firm’s Energy team is passionate about renewable energy and its importance globally and proudly supports UK businesses with their real estate interests in onshore wind, solar, EV, battery, AD, hydro, and other renewable technologies. The team has developed impressive expertise across a range o

As our department continues to grow, we have an opportunity for a paralegal to join the team in Exeter. The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at the Paralegal grade. Previous experience of private client matters is desirable as a paralegal or

Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using th

On our client’s behalf we are looking to recruit a Private Client Legal Assistant, on a full-time, permanent basis to work in their Exeter office. They are recognised as the leading law firm for several niche sectors and acting for trade associations puts them at the cutting edge of legal developm

Senior Data Protection & AI Governance Lawyer - Business Support (General Counsel & Risk) - Exeter - 5+ years PQE. A leading UK law firm with a strong international presence is seeking a Senior Data Protection & AI Governance Lawyer to join its Business Support team within General Counsel & Risk. Yo

The team is made up of Legal Support Assistants, Management Support Assistants and Department and Office Administrators, all of whom are aligned to a particular legal group where they can build and develop their specialist knowledge. Recent experience in a Legal Support Assistant (LSA), PA or Secret

Owen Reed is looking to recruit a.This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual with.Your responsibilities will include:.Managing diaries and providing daily reminders of meetings.Arranging travel and booking internal/external meetings.Handling administrative tasks suc

Our client, a respected law firm based in Exeter, is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join their team. Assisting a Partner with a varied caseload of personal injury, clinical negligence, and general litigation matters. Previous experience within Litigation, Personal Injury or Clinical Negligence es

Paul Norman – Legal Recruitment Consultant. Private Wealth PSL | Professional Support Lawyer. Newly Created Legal PSL Role – No Fee Earning Required.

A Residential Property Lawyer is required by a law firm with an office in Exeter, South Devon to work in a busy residential conveyancing team. The Residential Property Lawyer role will involve managing a full case load of conveyancing transactions, and post completion work. The Conveyancing team dea

*Job Title: *Solicitor or Legal Executive *Department: *Private Client *Position: *Full Time Exeter *Salary: *Competitive - Dependent on Experience WBW Solicitors is one of the largest legal practices in the South West, with offices based in Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Newton Abbot, Exeter, Bovey Tracey, Launceston, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Seaton, Axminster & Chard. With clearly defined divisions catering for business and private clients, our teams are able to offer the very best legal advice through a full range of legal services, across a wide range of areas and commercial sectors. We reward our hard-working staff with flexibility, competitive salaries with a generous holiday plan and a fantastic benefits package. Due to recent growth and expansion our well established and busy Private Client team are looking for a bright and motivated additional team member. To provide a high quality, effective, legal service for WBW Solicitors To promote and develop the department internally and externally. To promote and develop the firm. Maintain the high reputation of the firm. To provide an efficient, effective and complete legal service ensuring client satisfaction at all times; seeking support and advice from other members of the team whenever necessary. To develop personal skills, expertise and experience in the area of private client. To be aware of current issues and updates. To have carried a full caseload for at least 3 years. ACTAPS and/or STEP membership welcomed but not essential. To achieve any billing, time and fee earning targets set; to co-operate with the firm’s credit control arrangements; to manage time effectively and ensure billing is carried out regularly. Ensure recommendations and cross-referrals occur to other departments and personnel within the firm. The successful applicant must be able to work effectively within a team. Task assignment amongst the team is constant to ensure the matter is undertaken in the most cost effective manner possible. Possess the willingness to promote the firm and develop personal connections; to market the services of the department internally to the rest of the firm and WBW’s services as a whole externally. Experience in marketing and practice development would be welcomed. The successful candidate must be professional, organised, competent, enthusiastic and ambitious. To work with other fee earners and seek advice and assistance whenever needed to develop knowledge and skills, and to improve ability. Ensure that all courses booked are attended including any management courses provided to develop personal skills. Need to have access to a motor vehicle for work use and be insured for work purposes. WBW have offices in Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Newton Abbot, Exeter, Bovey Tracey, Launceston, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Seaton, Axminster & Chard and the successful candidate must be able to travel to these offices independently as and when required. For further information regarding this role, or to apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Pay: From £30,000.00 per year Benefits: • Additional leave, • Company events, • Flexitime, • Free flu jabs, • Flexitime, • Monday to Friday Work Location: In person

Our client is seeking a Personal Injury Lawyer to join their thriving Litigation Department, to handle a diverse range of personal injury matters. Personal Injury Lawyer - Exeter. The ideal candidate will have around 5 + PQE in the personal injury field.

The Residential Property Team are the leading property team in the South West and the New Homes Team are recommended by many large developers to their buyers. Residential Property Paralegal/Legal Executive. Residential Property Paralegal/Legal Executive.

As winners of the Best Legal Partner to the Legacy Sector and Best Property Partner to the Legacy Sector at the Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards 2025, we are looking for a lawyer who will share in our dedication to clients in the legacy sector. Senior Lawyer – Property Litigation (Charities). We a

From day one, Paralegals are encouraged to feel part of both the team they support and the wider Firm. Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our experienced Tax, Trusts and Succession team in our Exeter office. Law graduate / studying CILEx / previous experience of worki

Principal Lawyer (Hybrid) – Children and Adults Social care needed in Exeter, £54.

Ideally with some previous experience in a paralegal or legal assistant role, you will have shown your ability to research and learn quickly from a variety of sources. We are currently seeking a motivated Paralegal to join our Plot Sales team in the Real Estate department based in our Exeter office,

The team is made up of Legal Support Assistants, Management Support Assistants and Department and Office Administrators, all of whom are aligned to a particular legal group where they can build and develop their specialist knowledge. Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Support Ass

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive.We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to fi

We currently have a vacancy for a personal injury and clinical negligence lawyer, able to run MOJ Portal and FastTrack cases, Intermediate Track cases with minimal supervision, and assist a partner on larger Multi Track Cases, including ones involving life-changing injuries. The successful candidate

Due to ongoing growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced personal injury lawyer to work in their Exeter office. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or personal ch

Senior Commercial Property Lawyer. We are looking for a proficient individual to join Talbots as Commercial Property Lawyer. As Lawyer within Commercial Property, you will be expected to offer advice on Commercial Property transactions and providing support to Corporate & Commercial colleagues in th

Locum Commercial Property Lawyer – £55 per hour – Fully Remote.

Are you an experienced litigation or regulatory lawyer with a passion for public interest work? One of our public sector clients is seeking a talented.

Serious Injury Lawyer – Remote / Hybrid Working.

Service Care Legal are working with a well-regarded law firm based in Kent who are looking to recruit a full-time.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with at 1 year PQE in property law who is confident managing their own caseload and eager to take the next step in their career.Managing a var

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Family Solicitor to join a firm with offices in West Sussex.They are a full-service law firm that are seeking a Senior Solicitor with a good understanding of the market to the ability to take on an existing varied caseload whilst also undertaking

The successful candidate will be joining a tier 1 Legal 500 ranked department of 14 Lawyers that are renowned for high value divorce for celebrity and sporting clients. Our client are a modern and extremely progressive top tier, Legal 500 law firm that is supportive and takes great pride in developi

New Opportunity: Managing Associate – Financial Regulation (Payments) – London.A leading international law firm is seeking a Managing Associate to join its Financial Regulation team in London, focusing on the dynamic Payments sector.This role offers the chance to work with a diverse client base,

Our client are a modern and extremely progressive top tier, Legal 500 law firm that is supportive and takes great pride in developing the lawyers that join them. The successful candidate will be joining a department of 26 Lawyers and have a broad background in all aspects of Probate and administrati

We are working with a prestigious international law firm to find a Senior Financial Crime Lawyer to join their London team in a key financial crime compliance role. Leading the financial crime compliance function, offering guidance to partners, lawyers, and business services teams on issues such as

Global Finance Associate (2–3 PQE) – Elite US Firm, London.An elite US law firm in London is seeking a talented.This team is consistently ranked among the market leaders and acts for a prestigious client base, including leading investment banks, private credit funds, and global corporates.The wo

We are working with a leading national law firm to recruit a Financial Crime Lawyer into their Risk and Compliance team in London.