Conveyancing Assistant

Clayton Legal; Chester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Referral schemes

Discounted services

Staff introduction scheme (£500)

Monthly raffle

Dress down day monthly

Annual Christmas Party

Job summary

Clayton Legal is recruiting for a Conveyancing Assistant to join the busy Conveyancing Department in our Chester office. The role is office-based in Chester and offers a varied, customer-focused day working with a friendly team.

Experience of Conveyancing is essential. You will handle client interactions, take payments, manage files and use the online case management system, supporting the fee earner and ensuring smooth case progression.

Qualifications

• Experience of Conveyancing is essential.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy conveyancing environment.
• Proficient in client communication and documentation handling.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, knowledgeable and professional service to clients.
• Interact with clients and solicitors, assisting with procedural points.
• Take payments from clients and set up payments in the online banking system.
• Organise post and emails for the fee earner and take messages.
• Maintain a diary for the fee earner and open new files.
• Use the online case management system as instructed by the fee earner.

Skills

multi-tasking

organisational skills

communication skills

teamwork

Job description

Conveyancing Assistant Clayton Legal Chester, Cheshire, England

Location: Chester

I am currently recruiting for this exciting opportunity on behalf of our client, who are an established firm with offices across the Cheshire & Greater Manchester area. With a strong local reputation, they pride themselves on continual repeat business, which has lead to substantial growth over recent years. Passionate about what they do, they seek to employ people of the same essence - dedicated & passionate!

They have a vacancy for a Conveyancing Assistant to work in their busy Conveyancing Department based at their Chester office.

*Experience of Conveyancing is essential.*

Job role

The role is customer focused and offers a varied working day, working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:

• To provide a friendly, knowledgeable and professional service to our clients
• Telephone and personal interaction with clients and telephone contacts with other solicitors and professionals and assisting clients on procedural points
• Taking payments from clients
• Setting up payments to be sent on the online banking system
• Organisation of post and emails on behalf of the fee earner and taking messages
• Maintenance of a diary for the fee earner
• Opening files and attending to standard paperwork
• Use of the online case management system on the fee earners instructions

Skills Required

• Needs an ability to multi task and work under pressure with a considerate and kind manner
• Good organisational skills
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work well within a team

What they offer

• Attendance bonus
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw - 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd prizes
• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
• Annual Christmas Party & Events

Training & Development

• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars

This is a full-time permanent position working from the office and alongside a competitive starting salary relative to experience (upto £25k), you will be rewarded with the great benefits listed above.