Conveyancing Assistant - Essex

BWF Legal Recruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

BWF Legal Recruitment is seeking a Conveyancing Assistant to support a residential conveyancing team across all stages of transactions. You will set up new matters, perform compliance checks, and help prepare documents while ensuring all parties stay coordinated.

The ideal candidate has prior conveyancing or legal support experience, is methodical, and can manage multiple priorities with excellent attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in conveyancing or legal support
• Methodical and able to juggle competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills and initiative

Responsibilities

• Assist across the full lifecycle of a residential conveyancing transaction
• Set up new matters and complete compliance checks
• Prepare key documents and keep all parties aligned and informed

Skills

Conveyancing experience

Legal support

Attention to detail

Organisation

Client communication

Job description

An established and forward-thinking legal practice is expanding its residential conveyancing team and is recruiting for a Conveyancing Assistant to assist the team across all stages of the transaction and play a pivotal role in the full conveyancing process.

This position offers real variety and responsibility. You'll support fee earners across the full lifecycle of a transaction - from setting up new matters and handling compliance checks, through to preparing key documents and keeping all parties aligned. Whether you're corresponding with clients, chasing updates from estate agents and lenders, or ensuring systems are kept accurate and up to date, you'll be a vital link in delivering a streamlined service.

The ideal candidate will bring prior experience within a conveyancing or legal support environment, along with a solid grasp of how residential transactions unfold. You'll need to be methodical and confident juggling competing priorities without losing sight of the finer details. Strong interpersonal skills are key, as is a willingness to take initiative and contribute positively to a collaborative team.

In return, you'll join a firm that genuinely invests in its people. With clear pathways for progression and a track record of developing assistants into more senior roles, this is an excellent opportunity to build a long-term career. You'll work with efficient, modern systems in a friendly environment, alongside a competitive salary that reflects your experience.