Conveyancing Legal Assistant

Confidential; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 26.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Company pension scheme

Company events

Zusammenfassung

Eventus Legal is seeking a Conveyancing Assistant to join a well-established law firm in Solihull. The role involves supporting a residential conveyancing team with sales, purchases and remortgages, handling client communications, document preparation and post-completion tasks.

You will open new matters, perform ID and AML checks, order searches and liaise with clients, agents and other solicitors. The role offers hybrid working, training opportunities and a competitive salary of £26,000-£28,000

Qualifikationen

• Residential conveyancing experience.
• Experience using a legal case management system and Microsoft Office.
• Clear, professional written and telephone communication skills with strong customer service.
• Patience, tact and empathy when supporting clients through a property transaction.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to balance competing deadlines.
• Confidence liaising with clients, agents and other law firms.
• Desirable knowledge of HM Land Registry and SDLT online services, search providers or CQS requirements.
• Desirable experience preparing completion statements.

Aufgaben

• Support fee earners with residential property matters from instruction through to completion and post-completion tasks.
• Progress files, meet key deadlines and support residential sales, purchases and remortgages.
• Open new matters, complete client identification and AML checks, and issue client care documents.
• Order searches, obtain title documents and prepare draft contracts and standard forms.
• Liaise with clients, estate agents, mortgage brokers and other solicitors on updates.
• Chase enquiries, documents, mortgage offers and funds; refer complex queries to the fee earner.
• Maintain accurate case management records, file notes and key dates.
• Prepare completion statements and assist with exchange, completion, SDLT returns and Land Registry applications.

Kenntnisse

Residential conveyancing experience

Client communication

Organisational skills

Attention to deadlines

Liaising with clients and agents

Confident with client service

Tools

Legal case management system

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Eventus Legal are seeking a Conveyancing Assistant to join an established law firm in Solihull, West Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent job position offering a salary of £26,000 to £28,000 depending on experience, alongside hybrid working, 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and training and development opportunities. Alongside this, you will support a residential conveyancing team with sales, purchases and remortgages, maintaining regular contact with clients throughout their transactions.

About the Job

• As a Conveyancing Assistant, you will support fee earners with residential property matters from initial instruction through to completion and related post-completion tasks. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
• Supporting residential sales, purchases and remortgages, helping to progress files and meet key deadlines.
• Opening new matters, completing client identification and anti-money laundering checks, and issuing client care documents.
• Ordering searches, obtaining title documents and preparing draft contract packs and standard forms for review.
• Liaising with clients, estate agents, mortgage brokers and other solicitors, providing accurate and reassuring updates.
• Chasing enquiries, documents, mortgage offers and funds, and referring complex queries to the appropriate fee earner.
• Maintaining accurate case management records, file notes and key dates.
• Preparing completion statements and assisting with exchange, completion, SDLT returns and Land Registry applications as required.
• Following the firm's client care, data protection, AML and undertakings procedures and providing wider administrative support.

About You

• Previous experience working within a residential conveyancing team.
• Experience using a legal case management system and confidence with Microsoft Office.
• Clear, professional written and telephone communication skills and a strong customer service approach.
• Patience, tact and empathy when supporting clients through a property transaction.
• Strong organisational skills, accuracy and the ability to balance competing deadlines.
• Confidence liaising with clients, agents and other law firms.
• Desirable knowledge of HM Land Registry and HMRC SDLT online services, search providers and the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol or CQS requirements.
• Desirable experience preparing completion statements.

Benefits and Rewards

• A salary of £26,000 to £28,000 depending on experience.
• Hybrid working, combining office attendance with working from home.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• Training and development opportunities.
• A company pension scheme.
• Company events, including social meet-ups twice a year.

About the Law Firm

Our client is an established law firm providing residential property services alongside other areas of legal advice. Its conveyancing team supports clients through sales, purchases and remortgages, with an emphasis on clear communication and practical client care. The firm offers a supportive team environment and opportunities for ongoing skills development.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.

We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

Please note, the years' experience and/or salary are listed in our advertisements as a guide.