Senior Residential Conveyancer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Permanent role in established team

37.5 hours per week

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Senior Residential Conveyancer for a Bristol-based role. You will manage a varied caseload from instruction to post-completion, delivering high-quality client care and taking on mentoring responsibilities within a respected Residential Property team.

The position offers a competitive salary (£65k) and a comprehensive benefits package, with standard full-time hours and potential for some flexibility. Bristol-based with regular office presence expected.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor, FCILEx or CLC-registered Conveyancer with strong residential conveyancing experience.
• Around 6 years' PQE or equivalent; applications from other experienced candidates considered.
• Detailed understanding of residential property law and ability to manage a caseload independently.
• Strong organisational, communication and client relationship skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior colleagues is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied residential conveyancing caseload from instruction to completion and post-completion.
• Provide excellent client care and meet key deadlines.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing clients, referrers and professional contacts.
• Mentor junior colleagues and supervise the team when required.
• Work closely with Legal Secretaries, Paralegals and Trainee Paralegals to progress matters smoothly.

Job description

Senior Residential Conveyancer

Bristol

Salary - £65k

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a highly regarded and well-established law firm with the recruitment of an experienced Senior Residential Conveyancer to join its successful Residential Property team in Bristol. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Solicitor, FCILEx or CLC-registered Conveyancer who enjoys managing a varied residential property caseload while also taking on greater responsibility within an established team.

As a Senior Residential Conveyancer, you will manage matters from initial instruction through to post-completion, providing an excellent level of client care throughout. You will also play an important role in supporting and mentoring colleagues, maintaining strong client relationships and helping the wider Residential Property team continue to deliver a high-quality service.

This is what you will be doing

As a Senior Residential Conveyancer, your duties and responsibilities will include:-

• Managing a varied residential conveyancing caseload from initial instruction through to completion and post-completion.
• Handling residential property matters efficiently while maintaining excellent client care and meeting key deadlines.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing clients, referrers and other professional contacts.
• Supporting, mentoring and assisting junior colleagues, with responsibility for supervising the team when required.
• Working closely with Legal Secretaries, Paralegals and Trainee Paralegals to ensure matters progress smoothly and accurately.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Residential Conveyancing team:-

• Qualified as a Solicitor, FCILEx or CLC-registered Conveyancer, with strong residential conveyancing experience.
• Ideally around 6 years' PQE or equivalent experience, although applications from candidates with suitable experience at other levels will be considered.
• A detailed understanding of residential property law and the ability to independently manage a residential conveyancing caseload.
• Strong organisational, communication and client relationship skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and work effectively to deadlines.
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring or supporting junior members of a Residential Property team would be advantageous.

This is what you will get in return

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Permanent position within an established and highly regarded Residential Property team.
• Opportunity to take on additional supervisory and mentoring responsibilities.
• Full-time working of 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm, with part-time hours potentially considered.
• Bristol-based position with regular office attendance.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a Senior Residential Conveyancer ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. *Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.