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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 is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your outstanding administrative and organisational skills within a respected Firm where your contributions will be valued. A solid understanding of the conveyancing process is essential, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks and excel in a fast-paced environment.

The Firm:
Our esteemed Legal 500 client is a full-service practice with a nationwide presence recognised for providing high quality legal advice to private and commercial clients. With client care at their core, the Firm comprises specialists with diverse expertise, drawn from top-tier UK firms, ensuring clients receive the highest quality advice. Understanding the intricacies of business, with many team members boasting hands-on experience in multi-million-pound companies, providing invaluable foresight and risk management skills.

What will be expected from you as a Conveyancing Assistant:

Handling inquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents.
Providing clients with updates and tracking the progress of matters
Opening and closing files within the case management system.
Ensuring compliance with AML, quality standards, and SRA and CQS regulations.
Performing general administrative duties.
Preparing and submitting client quotes and drafting completion statements.
Reviewing mortgage offers and drafting reports under supervision.
Conducting online searches
Familiarity with leasehold transactions
Ability to prepare apportionment statements for leasehold properties.
Reviewing and reporting on searches with guidance
Progressing towards checking freehold titles and raising inquiries with supervision
Using the Land Registry portal to submit registrations, respond to requisitions, and order official copies, leases, and title plans
Calculating Stamp Duty Land Tax and submitting applications.
Preparing and submitting invoices, receipts, and payments to the finance department.
Providing occasional reception coverage.Is this Conveyancing Assistant position for you:  

A solid understanding of the daily functions of a legal office
Strong computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook
Familiarity with case management software
Proficiency in English language
Keen attention to detailIn return for your hard work and dedication the Firm offer a competitive benefits package to include, target related bonuses, training and development opportunities along with many other impressive incentives!

Vacancy Reference Number: 36788

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