Conveyancing Assistant – Residential Property

Ison Harrison Solicitors; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Yorkshire is seeking an experienced conveyancing assistant for their Pontefract office. The role involves handling client inquiries, managing legal documentation, and ensuring accurate data input within a supportive environment that encourages career growth.

Qualifications

• 12+ months experience in conveyancing is required.
• Experience in a similar fast-paced role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Opening new files and preparing legal documents accurately.
• Updating the Case Management system as matters progress.
• Dealing with telephone inquiries and general administration duties.

Skills

Proficient IT skills

Customer-friendly communication

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to prioritize workload

Job description

Ison Harrison Solicitors, the Yorkshire Law Firm, employs 300+ people across 22 offices.

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 an experienced conveyancing assistant (12+ months experience in sales and purchase) to join our busy property team at our Pontefract office.

As a key part of the role is inputting data and preparing legal documents, the ability to work accurately and follow instructions carefully while dealing with a high volume of work is essential. We pride ourselves on our professional and friendly client care and the successful candidate will be client focused with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ison Harrison offers a supportive learning environment with the opportunity to develop and progress your 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

Key Skills – Essential

• Proficient IT skills
• 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 & as part of a team

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

Experience – Essential

Experience in a similar fast-paced role

12+ months experience in conveyancing

Salary

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

Location

Norwood House, Stuart Road, Pontefract, WF8 1BT

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