Conveyancing Assistant

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd; Wickford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave

Wellbeing days

Your birthday off

Pension

Social events throughout the year

Job summary

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Conveyancing Assistant to join a busy property department in Wickford. The role provides support to the property fee earners across residential and commercial matters, handling instructions, queries and document preparation.

You will manage diaries, liaise with clients and professionals, draft letters, and use the case management system to ensure smooth progress from instruction to post-completion.

Qualifications

• Ideally 1 year of recent Residential or Commercial Property experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Able to prioritise, multitask and handle client queries.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to property fee earners with new instructions.
• Screen calls, screen new business opportunities, and manage diaries.
• Use case management system and perform audio typing.
• Liaise with clients, solicitors, agents and lenders.
• Prepare quotations and client care letters.
• Maintain client files and filing systems.

Skills

Residential Property experience

Telephone manners

Multitasking

Client liaison

Tools

Case Management System

Microsoft Word

Land Registry Searches

Job description

Conveyancing Assistant

Our client offering a full range of legal advice to business and individual clients, have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant/ Legal Secretary to join their busy property department based in Wickford. Ideally you will have gained in experience in Residential Conveyancing or Commercial Property.

The Role

• To provide support to the property fee earner’s with a minimum of 20 – 30 new instructions per month
• Screening incoming calls
• Dealing with new business opportunities so that these are processed efficiently helping to ensure the continued success of the property department
• Diary management , booking rooms and arranging meetings
• Using case management system
• Audio typing
• Liaise with clients, solicitors, Estate agents and mortgage lenders
• Providing quotations , sending out client care letters
• Deal with client queries, and take instruction from clients
• Amend and reformat documents
• Apply for searches using on line services including land registry
• Using HRMC website to complete stamp duty land tax forms
• Deal with post completion matters
• Maintain client files, opening and closing of files
• Maintain the filing system
• Assist fee earners in the maintenance of client accounts

Experience required:

• Ideally 1 years recent Residential or Commercial Property experience
• Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
• Able to prioritise and multitask
• Excellent telephone manor
• Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office
• Friendly working environment
• Competitive salary
• Hours Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm

Benefits

• 22 days annual leave plus Public and Bank Holidays, plus paid Christmas closure
• Two wellbeing days
• Your birthday off
• Pension
• Social events throughout the year