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Residential Conveyancer

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Northamptonshire, Northampton
Salary
£35000 - £38000 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
19 Oct 2017
Reference
CF34757504

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Practice area
Conveyancing - residential
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years
Position
Legal executive, Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Residential Conveyancer

Residential Conveyancer , Northamptonshire

Outstanding opportunity here for a qualified solicitor , legal executive or licensed conveyancer.

The firm is recognised nationally and has a strong reputation locally - Anglia / East Midlands region for their service levels for residential conveyancing.

You will need to be able to:
* Manage a caseload and provide legal advice to clients on Purchase, Sales, Transfer of Equity, Shared Ownership, New Build and Re-mortgage matters
* Work within a Team and mentor and develop others
* Work independently and unsupervised
* Assist the Management Team, as and when required
* Communicate and provide excellent Customer Service
* Business Development - Build Relationships with external and internal partnerships to maximise potential business opportunities
* Manage a small team (X2 legal assistants and 1 Conveyancer)
* Assist and organise the team to ensure company targets are met
* Work independently prioritising work and meeting deadlines
* Support with the implementation and promotion of policies and procedures

Main Responsibilities
* To head a team of one Conveyancer and two Legal Assistants managing a caseload of a 120-150 files, to include, Freehold, Leasehold, New Build, Unregistered and Shared Ownership unsupervised
* Deal with incoming/outgoing post and emails
* Distribute work within the team
* Monitor output of work allocated to other team members , reviewing progress and targets
* Deal with ID requirements, source of funds, gifted deposits, conflict checks and risk assessments in line with Regulatory and Company Policies
* Issuing contracts and redemption of charges on completion
* Confidently be able to check and report to clients on contract documentation, mortgage offers and searches
* Work in harmony with other Solicitors to effectively discuss and resolve outstanding issues to ensure a satisfactory resolution is reached and to avoid any unnecessary delays
* Deal with the exchange and completion process
* To effectively be able to resolve technical issues, such as Deeds of Variation, Lease Extensions
* Prepare accurate Financial Statements
* Work to maintain Service Level Agreements agreed with work providers and those set out by the Company
* Monitor and achieve monthly exchange/completion targets
* Provide weekly updates to Estate Agents and manage and drive a monthly prediction exchange list
* Actively communicate via telephone/email/post with Clients, Agents, Solicitors and any other third parties
* Provide ongoing support and mentoring to the team

Attitude and Behaviour
* A team player
* Leads by example - encourages and motivates others
* Self-motivated with a positive attitude
* Demonstrates a "can do attitude"
* Reliable and determined
* Stays calm under pressure when dealing with difficult clients/agents or competing priorities
* Friendly and approachable
* Organised and methodical
* Has an adaptable approach and embraces change
Essential Requirements

* Legal qualification : Solicitor/CILEX/Licenced Conveyancer; and/or
Residential conveyancing experience
* Excellent problem solving skills
* Coach and Mentor others
* Experience in dealing with Leasehold/New Build/Shared Ownership matters
* Run a caseload and perform a full range of tasks unsupervised
* Assist and organise the team to ensure company targets are met
* Maintain and Build relationships with Client and Estate Agent Branches
* Excellent communication skills both written and oral

The Job Description covers plots, as occasionally there could be a new build or a sale where the seller goes on to buy a new build. As a Senior Conveyancer coming in, the expectation would be that you would have experience in all types of residential conveyancing matters.

Highly competitive salary available and a range perks and benefits associated with working for a leading name in the field of conveyancing.

Douglas Scott is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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