Solicitor or Conveyancer - Residential Property

Newstaff Employment Services is recruiting for an experienced Residential Property Solicitor or Conveyancer on behalf of our client, a modern and fast-growing law form.

The Role

• Conduct of matters on behalf of clients in residential conveyancing.
• Freehold and Leasehold sales and purchases
• Remortgages
• Newbuild purchases
• Shared ownership purchases
• Transfer of Equity
• First Registrations
• Assents
• Repayment of Help to Buy Loans
• Maintaining orderly and up-to-date files, including electronic files and complying with the company’s policies on file management supported by the Company’s case management system
• Management of a residential conveyancing file from opening right through to closure, to include:
• Preparing client care paperwork
• Completing client onboarding
• Drafting Contract packs on a sale
• Receiving and answering pre-contract enquiries whilst liaising with the client and third parties for responses on a sale
• Title checking and raising of enquiries and searches on a purchase
• Reporting to the client on the title and search results
• Reporting on mortgage documents
• Reviewing replies to enquiries and reporting to clients
• Finalising the contract and associated documents and arranging for these to be signed by clients
• Liaising with any management company or landlord on pre-exchange and post-completion formalities
• Exchange of Contracts
• All post-exchange formalities
• Completion
• Post-completion working, including registration and any liaison with management company’s/landlords
• File closure procedures, including financial ledger review
• Completing all compliance and risk management processes in line with the Company’s policies and procedures
• Reporting to the Head of Department
• Meeting financial targets
• Business development to develop your own caseload and increase revenue for the firm

Ideally, you will have 10-12 years PQE within Residential Conveyancing and be used to managing a varied caseload with minimal supervision or administrative support.

Unqualified candidates with a minimum of 2-5 years experience as a Conveyancer will also be considered.

Skills

• IT literate in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Used case management systems
• Been client-facing – including meeting clients in person
• Keen to grow and develop their knowledge and skills