Residential Property Legal Assistant

Law Staff Legal Recruitment; Evesham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Conveyancing Assistant in Evesham to support a prestigious Legal 500 Firm. The role involves handling client inquiries, managing files, ensuring compliance, and preparing documentation. The ideal candidate should have solid conveyancing knowledge and strong organisational skills. Benefits include a competitive salary of up to £25,000 per annum, generous leave, and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Salary of up to £25,000pa

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Monthly holiday bonus scheme

Firm-funded eye care

Extensive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven conveyancing knowledge and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience handling inquiries from various stakeholders.
• Familiarity with leasehold transactions and Land Registry portal.

Responsibilities

• Handle inquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents.
• Provide updates and track the progress of matters.
• Open and close files within the case management system.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Prepare and submit client quotes and draft completion statements.
• Review mortgage offers and conduct online searches.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Conveyancing knowledge

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Attention to detail

Job description

Ready to take the next step as a Conveyancing Assistant with a prestigious Legal 500 Firm?

As a Conveyancing Assistant, you’ll join a respected team where your organisational and administrative skills will make a real impact. You’ll bring solid conveyancing knowledge, thrive managing multiple tasks, and excel in a fast-paced environment.

The Firm:

Our Legal 500 client is a nationwide, full‑service firm with 20+ offices, praised for its high‑quality advice and strong client satisfaction. Combining top‑tier expertise with commercial insight, the firm delivers strategic, expert support across all practice areas.

Responsibilities for this Conveyancing Assistant role:

• Handling inquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents.
• Providing clients with updates and tracking the progress of matters.
• Opening and closing files within the case management system.
• Ensuring compliance with AML, quality standards, and SRA and CQS regulations.
• Performing general administrative duties.
• Preparing and submitting client quotes and drafting completion statements.
• Reviewing mortgage offers and drafting reports under supervision.
• Conducting online searches.
• Familiarity with leasehold transactions.
• Ability to prepare apportionment statements for leasehold properties.
• Reviewing and reporting on searches with guidance.
• Progressing towards checking freehold titles and raising inquiries with supervision.
• Using the Land Registry portal to submit registrations, respond to requisitions, and order official copies, leases, and title plans.
• Calculating Stamp Duty Land Tax and submitting applications.
• Preparing and submitting invoices, receipts, and payments to the finance department.
• Providing occasional reception coverage.

Benefits for this Conveyancing Assistant role:

• Salary of up to £25,000pa
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Monthly holiday bonus scheme
• Firm‑funded eye care, including regular eye tests
• Extensive training and development opportunities, including support for professional qualification study

For more information about this Conveyancing Assistant vacancy please contact Mia Henderson quoting reference 36786.

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