Senior Conveyancing Assistant

Michelmores; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in a dynamic law firm known for its commitment to exceptional client service. Join a flexible and inclusive team as a Senior Conveyancing Assistant, where you will play a crucial role in supporting the Residential Property team. Your responsibilities will include managing property searches, drafting applications, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This firm values creativity and collaboration, providing a nurturing environment for personal and professional growth. If you thrive in a client-focused setting and possess strong organizational skills, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in client-facing roles with a focus on exceptional service.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in delivering first-class service to clients.
• Manage property searches, applications, and client accounts.

Skills

Customer Service

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Flexibility

Education

Experience in Residential Property Work

Job description

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

As a firm we strive to be more understanding, more flexible and less prescriptive about how we enable our people to succeed in their roles. Central to our culture is our nurturing, friendly and flexible environment which genuinely allows our people to grow and flourish.

We’re always thinking about how we can improve what we do, moving forward, together. From day one we encourage people to believe that there’s no such thing as a bad idea and creativity and innovation is highly prized throughout the Firm.

What sort of work? Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a HUB Support, Senior Conveyancing Assistant to join our highly experienced Residential Property team.

In this role, you will support the team in delivering a first-class service to clients. This will include:

• Submitting property searches/Land Registry searches.
• Drafting and submitting Land Registry applications via the Land Registry Portal.
• Drafting and submitting SDLT Returns via HMRC.
• Drafting protocol forms/completion statements/emails.
• Understand the obligations relating to client accounts and ensure that the preparation and service of bills complies with Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Managing BACS/CHAPS payments and internal transfers.
• File closure and archive management.
• Travel arrangements (Hotel/Train).
• Expense claims.
• Managing internal/external room bookings.
• Complying with internal policies and procedures, ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Managing files diligently and review each regularly.

Why this team? Our residential conveyancing team has particular experience with buying and selling high-end residential properties, large country estates and properties with more complex purchase considerations, both in London and the South West. The team is renowned for offering the very best client service, with many clients returning to the team for subsequent property purchases.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance. As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talk flexible working and to empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role is based in our Exeter office and the ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a client facing role.
• Demonstrable experience of consistently delivering exceptional customer service standards.
• Excellent organisational skills and experience of multi-tasking and an ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Previous experience in residential property work is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; effective communicator at all levels (written and verbal) as the successful candidate will be liaising with clients.

Other skills required include:

• A commercial, pro-active 'can do' and professional approach to work.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Must interact well with others in a sensitive and effective way - a team player.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and use of discretion.
• Must be flexible, successfully adapting to changing demands and conditions.

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured. We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps

To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean, Recruitment Specialist, on 07754 555106.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

View our Inclusion and Belonging pages for more information.

As part of our recruitment policy our candidates are subject to pre-employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships. If you would like further information around this, at this stage, please get in touch with our recruitment team ([e-mail])

*No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.