Senior Conveyancer – Home Sales – Taunton

Clarke Willmott Llp; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm in Taunton as a Senior Conveyancer. In this role, you'll manage your own clients and caseload while providing outstanding service. The position demands high-quality work and the ability to meet tight deadlines in a busy environment, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy conveyancing team is essential.
• Solid academic achievement required.
• Excellent spelling and grammar skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Managing own clients and caseload.
• Following case progression protocols.
• Collation and creation of documentation.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactive attitude

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Flexibility

Client management

Education

Minimum of 6 GCSE passes at grade C or above

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our Home Sales team has a new opportunity for an experienced Senior Conveyancer to join the team in Taunton.

Role:Senior Conveyancer
Location:Taunton
Hours:Full Time
Term:Permanent
Vacancy Reference:1205-LTN

Who we are

You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard tocultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.

Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.

About the role:

We are looking to hire a self motivated and experienced Conveyancer who will provide an outstanding service to our clients. You will be responsible for managing your own clients and caseload, with an emphasis on producing high quality work to tight timescales. You will be responsible for the management of your own unit, including managing junior members of the team. Your regular duties will include:

• Following case progression protocols and procedures
• Call handling
• Collation and creation of documentation
• Preparing reports for clients
• Billing
• Progressing transactions from inception to completion
• Train and supervise junior members of your unit
• Providing after sales assistance to our client developers

The above list is not exhaustive but provides you with an overall framework for the activities that are carried out by the Home Sales team.

This is a busy role, with deadlines to manage and competing priorities, so you will be required to work quickly, accurately and efficiently and remain calm under pressure. You will be expected to think ahead to meet the needs of the team and clients.
It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures.

About you:

Previous experience of working within a legal environment is essential. If you have experience of working within a busy conveyancing team then we would very much like to hear from you.

This role will suit you if you would like to prioritise your own workload, work to tight deadlines to produce work of a high standard, and can work with minimum supervision.

You will need to demonstrate from experience that you are exceptionally organised and proactive, that you have a flexible ‘can-do’ attitude, and that you have the skills to work closely with various stakeholders and have direct contact with the firm’s house-builder and social housing clients.

We expect you to be someone who takes pride in your work and in providing a first class support service to your colleagues, anticipating their needs in advance wherever possible, and paying meticulous attention to detail in all of your work.

You will have excellent spelling and grammar skills. You will be proficient with the usual Microsoft packages, including Excel and be comfortable with learning new databases and other software packages.

You should be able to demonstrate a solid level of academic achievement, with a minimum of 6 GCSE passes at grade C or above (or equivalent), including English and Maths.
Finally, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and develop, which will help you thrive in this role.

What we can offer you:

A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on ourindividual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile. In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range offlexible benefits .

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