Job Description
Head of Legal Practice (HoLP)
Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Salary: £50,000-£70,000 DOE
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Working Pattern: Office-based
We're recruiting for an experienced Head of Legal Practice (HoLP) to join a growing residential conveyancing business based in Bromsgrove.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced conveyancing professional who can combine strong technical expertise with regulatory oversight, people leadership and commercial awareness.
As the firm's designated Head of Legal Practice, you'll take responsibility for legal quality, governance, compliance and risk while leading and developing the legal team.
The Role
As Head of Legal Practice, you will:
- Act as the firm's approved Head of Legal Practice under the CLC regulatory framework
- Lead legal compliance, governance and risk management
- Ensure compliance with CLC regulatory requirements and relevant legislation
- Supervise and support lawyers and conveyancers
- Provide technical guidance on complex residential conveyancing matters
- Review high-risk and technically challenging transactions
- Oversee complaints, file audits and quality assurance
- Maintain effective AML, sanctions, source of funds and fraud prevention controls
- Act as a key contact for CLC inspections, audits and regulatory reviews
- Lead, mentor and develop the legal team
- Improve legal processes and operational efficiency
- Support the implementation of legal technology and automation
- Monitor performance, workloads and operational KPIs
- Champion high standards of client care
What We're Looking For
To be considered, you will need:
- Minimum five years' post-qualification experience
- Qualification as a Licensed Conveyancer, Solicitor or FCILEx with appropriate conveyancing practice rights
- Eligibility for approval by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers as Head of Legal Practice
- Extensive residential conveyancing experience
- Experience leading and supervising qualified legal professionals
- Strong understanding of the CLC regulatory framework
- Experience managing legal compliance and regulatory risk
- Excellent technical knowledge of residential conveyancing
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Commercial awareness and sound professional judgement
Desirable Experience
We're particularly interested in candidates who have:
- Previously worked as a Head of Legal Practice
- Worked within a CLC-regulated practice or Alternative Business Structure
- Led a residential conveyancing team of 15-20+ fee earners
- Overseen high-volume residential conveyancing operations
- Managed CLC inspections or regulatory reviews
- Managed lender panel relationships
- Experience with Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Implemented legal technology, automation or AI
- Led process and service improvements
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to take a key leadership position within a growing residential conveyancing business.
You'll have the opportunity to influence how the legal function operates, develop a high-performing team and improve processes while ensuring the business maintains excellent standards of legal quality, compliance and client service.
Salary: £50,000-£70,000 depending on experience.
Apply today for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.
