Junior Residential Conveyancing Assistant
Location
Merseyside
Salary
£23000-23500 per annum
Sector
Private Practice
Type
Permanent Role
Practice Area
Residential Conveyancing
Reference
LKRJ1103
Junior Residential Conveyancing Assistant
Location: Wirral
Salary: £23,300
A well established law firm is looking to recruit a Junior Residential Conveyancing Assistant to join its busy residential property team. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to start or develop a career within conveyancing, working within a supportive team and gaining exposure to the full conveyancing process. Offices are located next to excellent transport links.
The successful candidate will work closely with an experienced Senior Conveyancer, within a team structure that includes a Conveyancer and Assistant. The role will involve providing administrative support while assisting with elements of the conveyancing process under supervision.
The Role:
You will assist with the administrative elements of residential conveyancing transactions and support the team with progressing files. Responsibilities will include:
- Entering new files onto the file management system
- Acknowledging and processing estate agent memorandums of sale
- Obtaining Land Registry documentation through the online portal
- Preparing contract packs on sale transactions
- Applying for redemption statements
- Ordering searches for purchase transactions
- Applying for Land Registry searches on purchase matters
- Preparing files for completion, including producing Accounts Completion Packs
- Assisting with coordinating completion day for both sales and purchases
- Handling incoming calls to the team and providing updates to clients where required
- Supporting with general administrative duties within the conveyancing team
The Ideal Candidate:
- Previous administration experience (legal or conveyancing experience would be beneficial but not essential)
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Confident communication skills and professional telephone manner
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- A genuine interest in developing a career within residential conveyancing
The Opportunity:
This role offers the chance to join a supportive property team where you will gain practical experience across the conveyancing process and develop your skills within a busy legal environment.
If you are looking to take the first step into residential conveyancing or build on existing legal administration experience, this is an excellent opportunity to do so.
Thornton Legal is a specialist legal recruitment agency. We regularly recruit for international, national, Legal 500, regional and boutique law firms across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Main locations include Liverpool, Chester, Preston, Manchester, Leeds and Shropshire. At Thornton Legal we work with partners, solicitors, paralegals and legal assistants across a range of practice areas including (but not exclusively) corporate, commercial property, residential property, employment, litigation, private client and family.
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