Conveyancing Assistant

_**CVC Solicitors is a well-established, independent legal firm based in West Cornwall. We are proud to say that we have been helping people with their legal matters for over 200 years, and following the merger of Cornish Venning and Chellews in 2007 - we now have offices in Penzance, St Ives and Hayle.**_

Services we offer include Family Law, Wills & Probate, Civil Litigation, Conveyancing, Business, Housing, Divorce, Inheritance Tax and more.

Our aim is to help our clients with all of their legal needs, and here at CVC Solicitors we believe that the people we work with and represent are not just clients - but personal clients and valued friends. We believe that building strong, trusting, personal relationships with our clients is key. CVC Solicitors recognises the importance of offering a local service, allowing our clients to both speak to and see the person they are dealing with. As one of the longest practising legal firms in West Cornwall we retain our belief in our longstanding, traditional values - trust, integrity, professionalism, competency and value for money.

Due to the continued success of our conveyancing department, we have an opportunity for a Conveyancing Assistant in our St Ives and Penzance offices. This is an exciting, fast paced role working with a variety of clients and external agencies.
- **Roles & Responsibilities of the Conveyancing Assistant**:_
- Taking Client Instructions, checking ID, source of funds, gift deposits, etc.
- Issuing Sales contracts
- Requesting Mortgage Redemption figures
- Transcribe dictation
- Replying to Sales enquiries on both Freehold / Leasehold properties
- Drafting Sales Completion statements
- Ordering searches
- Drafting Transfer Deeds
- Updating Clients and Agents
- Dealing with Exchange of Contracts on Sales and Purchases
- Ordering Mortgage Advances, undertaking pre-completion searches
- Setting up Completions
- Post Completion work
- **The successful Conveyancing Assistant will possess**:_
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Conveyancing Legal Assistant is desirable
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Familiar with dictation
- Resilient and calm under pressure
- Excellent keyboard and word processing skills
- Good with numbers
- Excellent attention to detail
- **We are offering**:_
- Competitive salary
- Attractive holiday package
- Enrollment into Company Pension Scheme
- Gifted ‘Birthday’ leave after 12 months employment
- Annual events
- A career that really makes a difference

We are a forward-thinking firm. CVC Solicitors takes the time to anticipate, understand and respond to individual needs and find creative solutions.

**Application & Contact**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £18,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Conveyancing Assistant