Conveyancing Supervisor

Gowling WLG; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid office/remote working

25 days annual leave (plus optional 5)

Private medical insurance

Generous pension allowance

Life assurance (4x salary)

Three-month sabbatical every five años

Maternity, paternity and adoptionLeave

Health & wellbeing programmes

State-of-the-art offices with onsite餐

Training and personal development

Job summary

Gowling WLG in Birmingham is seeking a Plot Sales Supervisor to support and lead a team of conveyancers within the Plot Sales group. You will coach, mentor and develop Conveyancers and Conveyancing Assistants, driving consistency and quality in daily delivery while handling workload in a busy environment.

You will act as the first point of escalation for technical and process queries, promote best practice and continuous improvement, and contribute to training and team resilience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a legal environment is essential.
• Experience supervising conveyancers and assistants in a high-volume setting.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop team members and deliver targeted training.

Responsibilities

• Supervise conveyancers and conveyancing assistants to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Act as first point of escalation for technical and process queries.
• Promote best practice, support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the Plot Sales team to manage workload and deadlines.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Workload management

Process improvement

Job description

About the role

Our team is growing and we are looking for a Supervisor to join the team to provide support and work within our Plot Sales team.

Job Description

Our team is growing and we are looking for a Supervisor to join the team to provide support and work within our Plot Sales team.

The Plot Sales Supervisor plays a critical role in ensuring high - quality, consistent delivery of plot sales work through day - to - day supervision of conveyancers. The focus of the role is to coach, mentor and develop conveyancers and conveyancing assistants, build team resilience, identify skills gaps, and deliver targeted training that supports both individual and team performance.

The role acts as the first point of escalation for technical and process queries, promoting best practice, confidence in decision - making, and continuous improvement across the team.

About you

Working in an inclusive, sharing and collaborative culture you will be expected to play your part in ensuring the continuing success and growth of the team. Previous experience of working in a legal environment is essential.

You will provide technical and procedural supervision to Conveyancers and Conveyancing Assistants, proactively manage your workload in a volume environment and whilst working to tight deadlines, remain calm under pressure whilst focussing and prioritising your workload effectively. You will also work in a team environment (this may include working as part of a bigger project team) and support your colleagues; be a positive contributor to your team.

What We Can Offer You

The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at [e-mail]