Residential Property Legal Assistant

Are you a driven Conveyancing Assistant with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in the legal sector, looking for a new challenge with a prestigious Legal 500 firm? This role offers a generous holiday allowance, firm-funded eye tests, a monthly holiday bonus scheme where additional days off can be earned by achieving regional income targets, and ongoing training to support your professional development.
 
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:

Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents
Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
Opening/closing files on the case management system, compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA and CQS regulations
General administrative tasks
Prepare and submit quotes to clients and drafting completion statements
Check mortgage offers and prepare reports with supervision.
Experience of Leasehold transactions
To be able to prepare apportionment statements for leasehold properties
Carry out searches online
Checking and reporting on searches with supervision
Working towards checking freehold title and raising enquiries with supervision
Use Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions and ordering official copies, leases and title plans
Generate Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submit applications
Preparing and submitting bills, receipts and payments to the finance team for fee earners
Occasional reception cover
Benefits for this Conveyancing Assistant opportunity:

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme
Monthly holiday bonus scheme (earn extra days off by meeting performance targets)
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 37055.
 
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