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Head Of Conveyancing Department

Employer: Search Legal
Location: England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Closing date: 22 Oct 2019
Reference: Req/538197

Practice area: Conveyancing - residential, Conveyancing - commercial
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
PQE: 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
Position: Legal executive
Sector: Private practice

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HEAD OF CONVEYANCING SOLICITOR OR LEGAL EXECUTIVE
BRAND NEW ROLE - BLACKBURN
Salary £35k - £45K

My Client is currently seeking a Senior Licenced Conveyancer or Qualified Solicitor to set up and run their up and coming Conveyancing Department

The successful candidate will be required to have in depth technical knowledge relating to all types of Residential Conveyancing transactions. The initial role will be to assist in setting up processes and procedures to manage approximately 200 new residential conveyancing transactions per month.

The role holder will be required to manage a caseload in the short term until a team has been built at which point the role will switch to a management role with a small caseload of complex files.
The role-holder will be responsible for the attainment of annual income targets within the conveyancing department and the reporting of both qualitative and quantitate results on a monthly basis.

The role-holder will also play a pro-active role in ensuring that the processes and procedures that operate within the conveyancing department continue to operate in line with both internal and external compliance.

* 5 years post qualified experience as a practicing Conveyancing Solicitor or Licenced Conveyancer
* Experience of handling a large conveyancing caseload
* Significant level of knowledge and experience within the field of conveyancing
* Have a good track record of meeting and exceeding targets
* Strong IT & Systems knowledge, experience with Proclaim would be an advantage
* Understand and embrace the concept of "excellent customer service" coupled with "urgency to get things done".
* Previous experience of the supervision and training of junior members of staff would be an advantage.

For immediate consideration or for further information about this or other Conveyancing roles within the North-West, then please send an up to date CV to sarah.fleming@search.co.uk.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Company

At Search, our Legal specialism provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and Channel Islands. Our expert legal recruitment consultants working on roles within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner. Our industry teams, comprising of both in-house and public sector divisions, have legal experience, underpinned with detailed industry knowledge.

As one of the leading legal job agencies in the UK, Search Consultancy has an enviable list of expertise and resources:

Search has filled over 60 locums and 250+ permanent placements per year.
Search Legal has 20+ specialist consultants with over 145 years combined international experience in legal recruitment.
We also have dedicated resource team with over 150 years combined experience
A unique approach to delivery combining broad legal knowledge with a deep understanding of the many disciplines within the legal profession.

At Search, our legal division provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and the Channel Islands. Our specialist teams within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in both legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner.

To register with Search Legal or find out more about our range of services please contact your local market expert. Alternatively visit https://www.search.co.uk/jobs/legal/ to view the full range of opportunities currently available.

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Website: https://www.search.co.uk/jobs/legal/
Telephone: See below
Location: Brighton, Crawley, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool,
Edinburgh, Manchester
Various
BN1 3XF
GB

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