Conveyancing Assistant

**Conveyancing Assistant**

**Gosforth**

**£18,000 - £22,000 - DOE**

**Firm**

Our client is an award-winning boutique law firm that provides a range of legal services to both private individuals and businesses across the region and nationally. The firm is highly respected for its expertise in Court of Protection, Deputyships, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Litigation & Disputes, and Wills, Trusts & Probate Services.

**Role**:
The purpose of this Conveyancing Assistant role is to assist a Fee Earner on a caseload of residential conveyancing matters, including sales, purchases, and both freehold and leasehold, unregistered and new build properties from start to post-completion.

Duties including:

- To ensure that clients are kept up to date and dealt with efficiently and politely and that appropriate legal matters are raised with the Conveyancer.
- To attend to clients, taking instructions, and conducting letter and telephone enquiries as necessary
- To provide full support to the fee earner - collating, sending, checking documentation to all parties involved in transactions
- To use the correct Practice procedures and systems in order to manage cases effectively and in accordance with the firm’s standards and legal requirements.
- Raise pre-contract enquiries
- Liaising with all parties involved in the transaction
- Order searches

**Requirements**:

- Experience of working in residential property sector i.e. mortgage broker, IFA, estate agency
- Experience in Residential conveyancing role
- Essential typing skills/Case Management skills.
- Previous experience of working in a busy Residential Conveyancing Department.

**Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday entitlement per year with an additional 3 days non-contractual leave for Christmas
- 5 extra days paid leave on your 5-year anniversary
- Health and Well-being benefits
- Maternity benefits.
- Company Pension - 4% contribution
- £50 gift card on your birthday with along with a late start or early finish
- £50 gift at Christmas

**Salary**: £18,000.00-£22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person