Experienced Residential Conveyancing Secretary

Proactive Personnel Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (including bank)

City Centre office with good transport

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Proactive Personnel Ltd. is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary in the Conveyancing department in the UK. You will manage your own caseload of residential sales and purchases from instruction to completion and act as the main client contact throughout.

The role is office-based in Birmingham, with Mon-Fri 9am–5:30pm hours and a salary from £27,000 depending on experience. Key responsibilities include handling freehold/leasehold transactions, AML checks, drafting and reviewing contracts,

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ proven experience in residential conveyancing, covering both sales and purchases.
• Experience running your own caseload with full conduct of files from start to finish.
• Good understanding of AML, CQS and lender requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of freehold and leasehold sales and purchases from start to finish.
• Taking instructions, carrying out client due diligence and AML checks, and issuing client care documentation.
• Preparing contract packs, and reviewing draft contracts, title documents and leases.
• Ordering and reviewing searches, and reporting any issues to clients and lenders.
• Raising and responding to pre-contract enquiries.
• Reviewing mortgage offers and acting for lenders in line with the UK Finance Mortgage Lenders' Handbook.
• Preparing reports on titles and meetings or speaking with clients to go through documents.
• Managing exchange of contracts and completion, including preparing completion statements and handling client funds.
• Dealing with post-completion matters, including SDLT returns, redemption of mortgages and Land Registry registrations.
• Keeping clients, estate agents, brokers and the other side regularly updated on progress.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date files on our case management system.
• Complying with CQS requirements, SRA rules, AML regulations and the firm's internal procedures.

Skills

Residential conveyancing experience

Caseload management

Client communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Proclaim

LEAP

Quill

Microsoft Office

Job description

Proactive Personnel Ltd. is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary in the Conveyancing department in the UK. You will manage your own caseload of residential sales and purchases from instruction to completion and act as the main client contact throughout.

The role is office-based in Birmingham, with Mon-Fri 9am–5:30pm hours and a salary from £27,000 depending on experience. Key responsibilities include handling freehold/leasehold transactions, AML checks, drafting and reviewing contracts,