Conveyancing Assistant

Key Duties:

• To support the firm in the provision of legal services by providing legal assistance to the fee earners and clients.
• Preparing and collating online quotations using the electronic quoting system, including preparing initial quotes, liaising with potential clients, and assisting with queries through to successful instruction.
• Dealing with ID and AML. Gather and collate relevant information to ensure the Fee Earner can ensure that all sources of funds are cleared.
• Liaising with the Land Registry, Mortgage Lenders, and other relevant parties.
• To assist the fee earners in the management of their caseload by undertaking legal procedures as supervised by the fee earners.
• To assist the fee earners with file related queries, either by telephone or face to face, ensuring client service levels and client standards are always adhered to.
• To ensure that clients are dealt with efficiently and politely and that appropriate legal matters are raised with the fee earners.
• To attend to clients, taking instructions, and conducting letter and telephone enquiries as necessary.
• To submit searches as and when necessary and to carry out pre-completion searches when required.
• To assist the fee earners in progressing cases on a timely and effective basis in accordance with professional standards, internal procedures, key dates, and milestones.
• Making applications to facilitate the registration of the legal Title at the Land Registry and to deal with any requisitions that may be raised.
• Updating the case management system/client systems as appropriate to ensure compliance.
• Opening files, closing and archiving.
• Undertaking training as appropriate. This may include (but is not limited to) firm training, regulatory training and developmental training (if appropriate).
• Identify suitable opportunities to cross-sell the firm’s services (as appropriate).
• If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of a dynamic conveyancing team, we encourage you to apply. Please note that previous experience in conveyancing or real estate is essential and we are looking for candidates with at least 1-2 years experience.