Head of Conveyancing - Commercial Practice - Tameside
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Oldham
- Salary
- £35000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 11 Oct 2018
- Reference
- BBBH20579
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- Practice area
- Conveyancing - residential
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Legal executive, Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
This North Manchester based mid-tier commercial firm are seeking a Head of Department to help run and develop their existing conveyancing department. This firm have multiple offices based across Tameside & Oldham and are recognised as one of the most successful practices in the area.
You need to have at least 3 Years' PQE and experience of management as you will be overseeing a small team and be developing the department once it has become self sufficient. Whilst there is some work in place you will also need to be commercially focussed and be able to generate new work for the department through developing a new and existing client base.
You will have a significant impact on the structure of this department and will be working with senior management to boost productivity and increase capacity. There are currently 5 members of staff in the team which includes Solicitors, Fee Earners, Paralegals & a Secretary.
As you will be undertaking supervision and management duties prior experience of managing a full caseload is essential as this caseload will consist of sales & purchase, remortgage, right to buy, transfer of equity, new builds and shared ownership matters on both freehold and leasehold properties.
Salary for this position is circa £35k - £50k but will also be based on previous management experience and PQE level. For more information on this Conveyancing Solicitor - Head of Department role then please contact Nick Skelly at QED Legal.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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