New Build Property Legal Assistant

FQPS Academy Ltd.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Option to buy or sell 3 days of annual

Additional holiday leave during festiv

Incentive schemes and referral rewards

Your birthday off

Discounted BUPA Health Insurance

Discounted legal fees

Paid volunteer day

Dress down & treat day

Annual Christmas company celebration

Localised office events

Job summary

Davisons Law is seeking a New Build Property Legal Assistant to join our Property team in the conveyancing process. You will act as a key contact for enquiries and provide vital administrative support to ensure smooth case progression.

The role requires excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and strong communication. Training and career development are supported within a client-focused environment in the New Build/Residential property department.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Conveyancing Legal Assistant.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Organised and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Excellent keyboard and word processing skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer filing systems including opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, estate agents and other professionals in property transactions.
• Prioritise work and meet tight deadlines.
• Be IT literate and use case management systems effectively.
• Contribute to achieving fee targets and business objectives.
• Provide regular updates and reporting on client matters.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organised

Communication skills

Word processing

IT literacy

Case management systems

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Davisons Law is a leading law firm with a strong presence in New Build Property Law. The firm is known for its client-focused approach, high-quality legal services, and investment in our Team’s personal and career development. This is an excellent New Build Legal Assistant opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented individual providing administrative support in a new build or residential property department. No legal experience required.

What you’ll do

When you join the Davisons Law Property team as a New Build Property Legal Assistant, you will be a point of contact for enquiries and provide administrative support throughout the conveyancing process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administering filing systems which will include opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
• Be passionate about developing and maintaining strong professional working relationships with clients, estate agents and other professionals involved in property transactions.
• Be able to prioritise work and keep calm under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Have a strong organisation skillset, IT literate and experience of using case management systems.
• Be commercially driven and astute, understanding the importance of business targets and their impact to the practice, generating a fee income in line with agreed targets.
• To have excellent administrative, planning, organisation and time management skills.
• Experience of handling client enquiries both face to face, remotely and by telephone.
• Managing new client enquiries.
• Providing regular updates and reporting on client matters.
• Support to exchange of contracts.
• Draft completion statements and prepare files for completion.
• Report to our clients on searches, mortgage contract and title pack.

The successful New Build Property Legal Assistant will:

• Have a minimum 2 years’ experience as a Conveyancing Legal Assistant
• Have excellent attention to detail.
• Be organised.
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Be resilient and calm under pressure.
• Have excellent keyboard and word processing skills.

What’s in it for you:

Working with Davisons Law as a New Build Property Legal Assistant is more than just a job. We give all our employees the opportunity to develop and shape their futures with us. Employees at Davisons Law can take control of their own career by following our Leadership or Technical career path.

We offer a competitive salary plus access to a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Option to buy or sell 3 days of your annual leave.
• Additional holiday leave during our festive period shutdown to enjoy time with friends and family.
• Incentive schemes and referral rewards
• Your birthday off in addition to your annual leave entitlement
• Access to the firms discounted BUPA Health Insurance
• Discounted legal fees.
• A paid volunteer day with a charity of choice

You will also be able to join your colleagues if you wish, at Davisons social events.

• Dress down & treat day on the last Friday of each month.
• Annual Christmas company celebration
• Localised office events

Will this role count as your QWE, and who will confirm it?

Check it against the SRA’s questions in two minutes. If there is no COLP or solicitor where you work, the SRA lets a solicitor outside confirm it: an FQPS solicitor can, from £149.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted.