Residential Conveyancing Assistant
hace 19 días
Stoke-on-Trent
Residential Conveyancing Assistant – Stoke-on-Trent A busy and well-established law firm is looking to recruit a Residential Conveyancing Legal Assistant to join their team in Stoke-on-Trent. This is a great opportunity to work within a supportive conveyancing team, providing high-quality assistance across all aspects of residential property work while gaining valuable experience and training. What you’ll be doing: Supporting the conveyancing team and wider department, ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and in line with firm policies and regulatory requirements, including: • Drafting contract packs and transfers, • Reviewing purchase contract packs and raising initial enquiries, • Responding to sale enquiries and reporting to clients, • Ordering and reviewing searches, and reporting outcomes to clients, • Ordering redemption statements and reviewing mortgages, raising any issues with lenders, • Managing ID, source of funds, and gifts, • Exchanging contracts and liaising with clients, lenders, and estate agents, • Setting up completions and managing post-completion requirements, including Land Registry registrations, • Drafting SDLT returns, • Updating lender and help-to-buy panels, • Assisting with internal account queries, • Maintaining compliance with all firm procedures and regulatory requirements, including risk assessments and file management, • Delivering excellent client service at all timesAbout You:, • Some experience within residential conveyancing is preferred, • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills, • Confident telephone manner and client-facing communication, • IT literate, with experience or willingness to learn Word, Outlook, Teams and case management systems, • Able to work effectively within a team while following processes and meeting deadlinesWhat’s in it for you:, • Competitive basic salary, • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, • Referral bonus scheme, • Pension plan, • Life insurance, • Healthcare support (PayCare), • Hybrid working (one day from home per week for full-time staff following probation) with home office equipment provided, • Access to internal training courses and career development opportunities, • If you are interested in this role contact Isabel at HarKaye!