Job Description
Our client, a very reputable firm are looking to appoint a Conveyancing Assistant to join their team based in Sheffield. You will be tasked with assisting & supporting fee earners within the team. This opportunity will suit an experienced Conveyancing Assistant who is looking to make a difference to a team/business.
To be considered for the role, you ll require the following essentials:
- Experience of working within the Legal Sector
- Experience & knowledge of the Conveyancing process
- Proven experience of supporting fee earners
- Knowledge of MS Office & Case Management Systems
- Excellent communication skills both written & verbal
- Strong organisational skills
- High attention to detail
Within this position, you ll also be:
- Assisting on a varied caseload of residential property transactions
- Dealing with client enquiries, providing updates & taking instructions
- Preparing of correspondence, forms & documents in relation to instructions & supervision
- Assisting fee earners with the management & progression of transactions
- Preparing of sale contracts & relevant support documentation
- Facilitating exchange of contracts in relation to instructions
- Preparing & arranging of financial statements, SDLT Submissions & Certificates of Title for Advance Funds
- Ensuring all new build warranties are submitted & intercepted as soon as possible
- Dealing with the preparation of any Help to Buy Incentives
- Acting as a point of contact for clients via telephone & face to face, recording accurate messages
- Liaising with clients, estate agents, financial advisors, mortgage lenders & other law firms as required
- Building & maintaining of relationships with clients & third parties
- Drafting mortgage reports under supervision
- Flagging to fee earner potential inaccuracies in mortgage offer
- Drafting search reports under supervision
- Flagging to fee earner potential issues with searches
- Drafting & issuing contract packs under supervision
- Drafting SDLT returns under supervision
- Drafting legal forms & documents (TR1, Deeds etc)
- Sending documents to clients for signing under supervision
- Reviewing sales enquiries on simple transactions
- Ordering searches
- Completing completion set ups under supervision
- Preparing handover for completion under supervision
Salary & Working Hours
Salary is £23,000 - £26,000 per annum, dependant on experience
Working Hours are Monday Friday, 9am 5pm with 1 hours lunch
Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.
Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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