Legal Executive Conveyancing

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Nottingham is seeking a highly organized legal assistant to manage property transactions and support its Conveyancing and Right to Buy Teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in property and conveyancing, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Generous pension scheme

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Experience in handling routine property and conveyancing matters.
• Experience in planning and organizing own workload and ability to work flexibly in a pressured environment.
• Ensure production of quality documents using Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels via various methods.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with a range of property transactions on behalf of Council departments.
• Supporting the Conveyancing and Right to Buy Teams.
• Managing routine conveyancing and property transactions.

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £28,598 - (Level 1) rising to £31,022 (Level 4) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

You will be dealing with a range of property transactions on behalf of various Council departments which include Right to Buy disposals, auctions sales and other disposals, purchases, granting of leases, lease management transactions, licences, easements, supporting the Council’s asset rationalisation, regeneration projects and other property related advice.

We are seeking a highly organized and efficient legal assistant to join and support our Conveyancing and Right to Buy Teams. The ideal candidate will possess excellent administrative and communication skills, experience in dealing with routine conveyancing and property transactions, an ability to work both independently (with supervision) and as part of a wider team, a keen attention to detail and a proactive approach to managing tasks. You will be an essential part of our Conveyancing team.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in handling routine property and conveyancing matters
• Experience in planning and organising own workload and being able to work flexibly in a pressured environment.
• Ensure production of quality documents from standard formats using a range of Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels utilising a variety of methods including telephone, email and face-to-face.

- This post is politically restricted.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Mick Suggett, Conveyancing Team Leader, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: Monday 25th August 2025

Please note that there may be occasions when we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: week commencing 1st September

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