Conveyancing Assistant New Build

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd; Essex; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Job summary

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Conveyancing Assistant to support the new build department. The role offers a friendly culture, modern offices and exposure to high-quality property work.

You will handle instructions from clients, liaise with developers, solicitors and lenders, and assist in exchanges, completions and pre-contract searches, all within a deadline-driven team environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of residential property experience in a reputable law firm.
• Knowledge of new build is desirable.
• Strong IT skills and ability to use a case management system.
• Able to work to deadlines and manage time effectively.
• Strong communication across developers, solicitors, lenders and clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to fee earners.
• Communicate daily with onsite sales negotiators to identify targeted exchanges.
• Take instructions from clients.
• Raise client enquiries with solicitors for developers.
• Carry out electronic ID checks, OS2 and bankruptcy searches.
• Issue contracts and handle related sale or part exchange enquiries.
• Support in exchanging contracts and completion transactions.
• Assist with pre-contract searches for local authority proposals, leases, easements, covenants, mortgages, floods or subsidence.

Skills

Residential property

New build knowledge

IT skills

Case management software

Deadline-driven

Communication skills

Tools

Case management software

Job description

Conveyancing Assistant New Build

Due to continued growth our client is now recruiting for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant for their new build department. You will find a friendly and supportive culture; modern working environment our client has a reputation for dealing with high-quality work and delivering a first-class service .

The Role

• Provide support to fee earners
• Daily communication with onsite sales negotiators to identify targeted exchanges
• Take instructions from clients
• Raising client enquiries with solicitors for developers
• Carry out all electronic ID checks, OS2 and Bankruptcy searches
• Issuing contracts and dealing with any related sale or part exchange enquiries
• Support in exchanging contracts and completion transactions
• Supporting in carrying out and checking pre- contract searches by checking whether the property is affected by local authority proposals, leases, easements or covenants, mortgages, land tax, susceptibility to flooding or subsidence

The Candidate

• You will have at least 1 year's residential property experience gained within a reputable law firm, knowledge of new build is desirable
• Strong IT skills, with the ability to use a case management system
• Able to work to deadlines
• Strong communication skills across all channels with developers, solicitors, lenders, and clients

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Pension scheme
• Professional training and personal development courses as needed to grow as an expert
• Medicash, Health cash plan (Upon successful completion of probation)
• Closed between Christmas and New Year
• Expenses paid for Networking and Corporate events
• Friendly working environment , Team get togethers
• Team lunches
• Discounted parking
• Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm office based

All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.