Conveyancer

Eventus Recruitment Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

25 days leave + bank holidays

Employee assistance program

Discount on legal services

Pension scheme after probation

Death in service

Job summary

Eventus Legal is seeking a Conveyancer for a full-time, permanent role in Northampton. You will manage a residential conveyancing caseload, focusing on freehold and leasehold sales, with guidance from an experienced solicitor in a collaborative team.

Salary up to £35,000, plus 25 days' leave and additional benefits. The role includes identity and AML checks, drafting sale contracts, and liaising with clients and third parties as files progress.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential conveyancing, managing sale files independently.
• Experience with freehold and leasehold sales.
• Ability to work with clients, agents, lenders and solicitors.

Responsibilities

• Manage own residential conveyancing caseload from instruction to completion.
• Draft sale contracts and related documents.
• Perform ID and AML checks and maintain file records.
• Liaise with clients, agents, lenders and third parties as transactions progress.
• Work with a senior solicitor before taking full responsibility.

Skills

Conveyancing

Caseload management

Client liaison

AML checks

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Eventus Legal are seeking a Conveyancer for a full time, permanent job with a regional law firm in Northampton, Northamptonshire. This office based fee earning position offers a salary of up to £35,000 depending on experience, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, and a day off for your birthday. You will manage residential property sales across freehold and leasehold matters, with support from an experienced solicitor and a collaborative team.

Role Responsibilities

The Conveyancer will take ownership of a residential conveyancing caseload, with a particular focus on property sales. Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing your own caseload of freehold and leasehold sales, progressing files from initial instruction through exchange and completion.
• Taking client instructions, completing identity and anti-money laundering checks, and maintaining accurate file records.
• Drafting sale contracts and preparing the supporting legal documentation for each transaction.
• Dealing with enquiries raised on sale files, reviewing the relevant papers and obtaining information needed to provide replies.
• Liaising with clients, estate agents, lenders, other solicitors and third parties, keeping them updated as transactions progress.
• Working closely with a senior solicitor while files initially remain under their name, with scope to take greater responsibility and sign off your own files as you develop.

Person Specification

This Conveyancer position in Northampton is open to qualified and non-qualified individuals who can run their own caseload. You should also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience of managing residential conveyancing sale files independently.
• Experience across both freehold and leasehold sales.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and make use of senior support when needed.
• An interest in building your knowledge of purchase transactions, with training available. Prior purchase experience is not essential.

Benefits and Rewards

This is an opportunity to develop within a supportive property team while handling your own fee earning work. The successful Conveyancer will also benefit from:

• A salary of up to £35,000 depending on experience.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, as well as a day off for your birthday.
• A 24-hour employee assistance programme.
• A discount on legal services.
• Training and development, including support to build experience in purchase work.
• A pension scheme, with eligibility after three months and completion of the probationary period.
• Death in service cover of four times salary, with eligibility after three months.
• A full-time, permanent office-based position in Northampton.

About the Law Firm

Our client is a long standing and highly regarded regional law firm advising individuals and businesses on a range of legal matters. Its residential property team works collaboratively, with an experienced solicitor and junior colleagues on hand to support the successful Conveyancing Paralegal. There exists real opportunities to develop your career long term with a firm that champions employees and prides themselves on high quality work and client care.