Conveyancing Assistant

Ison Harrison Solicitors; Leeds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ison Harrison Solicitors is recruiting a conveyancing assistant to join the property team at our busy Crossgates office. The role focuses on residential and new build property work, with high client contact and desk-based processing.

Experience in conveyancing is essential and the successful candidate will handle fast-paced workloads while delivering a professional and friendly service. Salary depends on experience and the firm offers a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar fast-paced role.
• 12+ months experience in conveyancing in sales and purchase.
• Salary for this role will be based on experience; indicate current salary and expectations.

Responsibilities

• Open new files and input new instructions into Case Management system.
• Update Case Management system as matter progresses.
• Issue contracts on sale files and assist with replies to enquiries.
• Order searches and deal with exchanges and related paperwork.
• Set up completions and issue mortgage reports to clients.
• Handle incoming post and telephone enquiries; general admin duties.

Skills

Conveyancing experience

Sales and purchases exposure

Customer service

Work under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

Ison Harrison Solicitors, employs 450+ people across 25 offices.

Recently recognised as one of the UK’s top 10 employers in The Sunday Times Best Big Places to Work 2026, there’s never been a better time to join the team at Ison Harrison.

We are 100% employee-owned, so each employee has a part to play in shaping the future of the firm. Employee-ownership also means that profit share payments are distributed, tax-free, to employees with 12+ months’ service at the end of our financial year. Employees are encouraged to Join in, Influence and Benefit.

Please see our Benefits page for details of our profit share scheme and other Employee Benefits.

Our values are: 100%; Responsible; Supportive; Adaptable; Open & Transparent; Progressive; Community and Authentic. These values are at the heart of everything we do, when dealing with both clients and colleagues.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a conveyancing assistant to join our property teams at our busy Crossgates office.

This role involves working with both residential and new build property teams. The role is very client focused and the successful candidate will pride themselves on delivering a professional, helpful and friendly service.

Experience in conveyancing is essential, specifically sales and purchase, as we would ideally want the applicant t o hit the ground running. They will be a quick and accurate worker and be able to follow instructions carefully while dealing with a high volume of work with a lot of client contact. In return the firm offers a supportive learning environment with the opportunity to develop and progress their career.

Key Tasks

• Opening new files and inputting new instructions onto the Case Management system and producing relevant letters and documents.
• Updating the Case Management system in accordance with team procedures as the matter progresses.
• Issuing contracts on sale files and assisting in dealing with replies to enquiries.
• Ordering searches.
• Dealing with exchanges and related paperwork.
• Setting up completions.
• Issuing Mortgage reports to clients.
• Dealing with incoming post where appropriate.
• Dealing with telephone enquiries where possible.
• Filing, billing, faxing, photocopying, sorting post and archiving.
• General administration duties for the office and firm.
• Literate and numerate.
• Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
• Ability to deal with enquiries in a customer-friendly and effective manner.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.

Experience - Essential

Experience in a similar fast-paced role

12+ months experience in conveyancing in sales and purchase

The salary for this role will be based on experience, therefore please indicate your current salary and expectations for this position.

Location

Job Type: Full-time

Ison Harrison is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than the ability to carry out the job specification.