Conveyancing Assistant

Flint Bishop

Leeds

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 24,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Staff discounts

Job summary

Flint Bishop LLP in Leeds invites applications for a Conveyancing Assistant to join our Residential Conveyancing team. This full-time role offers varied workload, supportive environment, and opportunities to develop your career alongside our experienced fee earners.

You will open files, liaise with clients and agents, and help prepare documents for exchange and completion while delivering excellent client service.

Qualifications

Experience as a conveyancing assistant supporting fee earners.
Excellent client service and communication skills.
Thrives in a busy environment and team-based setting.
Strong organisational and IT literacy abilities.

Responsibilities

Open files when required.
Obtain title documents from the Land Registry and draft contracts for buyers’ solicitors.
Collaborate with all parties, including partner estate agents, to progress transactions.
Support fee earner with exchange and completion preparation.
Provide clients with regular updates and information.
Prepare completion statements and respond to enquiries from buyers’ solicitors.
Handle correspondence and calls in the fee earner’s absence.
Complete post-completion procedures and submit land transaction returns.

Skills

Conveyancing experience

Client service excellence

Team collaboration

Organisation skills

IT literacy

Job description

Conveyancing Assistant

Department: Residential Conveyancing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Leeds

Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Residential Conveyancing team as a Conveyancing Assistant.

We are currently on a recruitment drive across the firm in response to significant organic growth together with several major client wins.

We pride ourselves in delivering excellent client-focused services, with high retention rates of both clients and staff remised on sound financial stability.

This role would be ideal for someone looking to develop their career in Residential Conveyancing with a varied and interesting workload, flexibility, and freedom in a supportive and friendly environment. Applicants are expected to excel in their role as an assistant working closely with their own fee earner.

Reporting to the Head of Residential Conveyancing.

Key Responsibilities

Open files when necessary
Obtain title documents from the land registry and draft contracts for the buyers solicitors
Liaise with all parties within a transaction including working closely alongside partner estate agents
Make positive and proactive progress on transactions in line with instructions from fee earner
Assist fee earner with preparing files for exchange and completion
Deal with clients on a daily basis and provide updates and information when requested
Deal with the requests for redemption statements and produce completion statements for clients
Consider and respond to enquiries from buyers solicitors in a competent and timely manner
Deal with correspondence and telephone calls alongside and in absence of fee earner
Carry out post completion procedures including preparing relevant and required forms and documents on behalf of our in house accounts department
Produce and submit land transaction returns

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Have previous experience working in a conveyancing assistant role, supporting fee earners
Have exceptional client service skills, going above and beyond client expectations
Enjoy working in a team and thrive in a busy environment
Have great personal organisation skills
Be computer and IT literate

Benefits