The Company

A company who provide expert legal services to the residential property market are on the market seeking a Conveyancer. They have a desire to facilitate sales and purchases by providing a professional service making the home purchasing / sales process as seamless as possible.

They have been established for over 30 years and have been trading within a competitive volume market and has seen significant growth in recent years and are continuing to grow thus the need for additional resources.

The Role

The role will include a variety of tasks including but not limited to:

* Deal professionally with other lawyers, Estate Agents and all third parties associated with the transaction
* Using the OMS to progress cases efficiently and to the timescale set by the Protocol
* Accountable for all dealings with other lawyers and other legal aspects on all property transactions
* Assess risk on every transaction by using skills to make pragmatic decisions and to ensure appropriate legal advice is given
* Take responsibility for the quality of legal advice given on every residential property transaction that is assigned to you
* Ensure that all activities and tasks required to be performed are undertaken promptly and proactively, prioritising where appropriate and support others to do likewise
* You must be able to evaluate AML information provided by a client and assess whether this is acceptable. In the event of any serious concerns or Performance will be monitored using monthly Key Performance Indicators
* Ensuring that work is accurately carried out in the set time frame
* Maintaining high standards of client care and service to third parties
* Taking notes and action points on instructions as and when required
* suspicions you must consult the Money Laundering Officer
* Identify Additional Legal Services and ensure that a client is advised and billed appropriately for these
* Keep appropriate and thorough telephone/file notes to accurately record client instructions

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

* Previous case handling experience of a minimum of 1 year is essential
* Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Outlook is essential.
* Excellent communication skills, well-spoken and personable; able to get on with diverse personalities
* Friendly and approachable
* Reliable and consistent
* Helpful and positive attitude
* Flexible attitude to working practices and demands
* Responsible, professional and trustworthy
* Good time management and organisational skills
* Good literacy and numeracy skills
* Strong organisation, planning, problem-solving and multi-tasking skills
* Confident, resourceful and practical
* Self-motivated with the ability to work alone or within a team
* Personal commitment to equality and diversity

The Benefits

The following position will include these benefits:

* 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (Additional holiday days accrued at 1 day for every year's service in the annual leave year following completion of the 1 years' service increasing annually thereafter by one
day up to a maximum of 5 additional days. Holiday year runs from 1st January to 31st
December
* Hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm with 1 hour unpaid lunch break
* Enrolment into Company Workplace Pension Scheme 3 months after joining
* Mandatory training such as AML, Customer Service and Data Protection will be provided by the company



Reference: 1376919



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