This role will require someone capable of handling specific steps in residential property matters. It will be a transactional role, with responsibility lying with the solicitor in charge, who will delegate tasks as required. These will include file opening, searching, and various steps pre- and post-completion.
Main Duties:
• To provide support and assist the fee earner in the conveyancing department.
• Typing from digital dictation (Voicepower DPA), quickly and accurately and prioritising where required and/or noted
• Correcting the fee earner’s obvious mistakes and checking where in any doubt
• Composing and producing routine correspondence and documents using the firm’s Case Management System (P4W TFB) and assisting in ongoing developments of that system
• Opening new files and matters and send out fee estimate letters
• Scan client ID & other documents and update the matter file
• Send out Property searches
• Obtain documents from Land Registry, office copy entries.
• Complete registration post completion with Land Registry
• File SDLT return and arrange payment of SDLT tax
• File any deeds and document in storage accurately
• Assisting with the workload of others in the conveyancing team where time allows and/or priorities and/or holiday periods require.
Benefits:
• Pension Contribution
• Flexible Working
• Dependant leave
• 34/35 days annual holiday - 23 Days holiday take as you choose. Christmas closure for a week which is an additional 3 to 4 days holiday and the 8 statutory bank holidays.
• Regular staff social events
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly.
If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful
Salary description
£26000.00 - £30000.00 per year