Legal Advisor

**Job Title**: Legal Advisor

**Location**:Fleet, Hampshire with hybrid working

**Salary**: £40,000 - £45,000

**About Fleet Mortgages**

Fleet Mortgages is a major player in the specialist Buy to Let Mortgage market. Due to rapid new business growth, we are looking for a Legal Advisor to join our Legal and Compliance team here in Fleet.

**What we can offer you**

We offer a competitive package of benefits including the flexibility to work from home 2 days per week, 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, 11% non-contributory pension and a discretionary annual bonus. Furthermore, you would be entitled to free private health insurance, life assurance, income protection and enhanced parental leave packages. There would also be the opportunity to gain formally recognised industry qualifications within a team oriented and friendly business.

**Who are we looking for?**

**The Legal Advisor role**
- Working alongside the Compliance Manager and provide support as and when required on legal matters
- Provide advice and assistance to staff on any legal enquiries
- Provide advice and guidance upon and review contracts entered into by Fleet Mortgages to ensure the business and the security is appropriately covered form a legal perspective
- Build and maintain positive relationships with the conveyancing panel members
- Responsible for the maintenance and updates to the conveyancing panel
- Responsibility for ensuring Lender Exchange is well managed and kept up to date
- Working with Lender Exchange and responsible for ensuring adequate due diligence is carried out on the conveyancers, new and existing
- Attend market and regulatory seminars and feedback to the Legal and Compliance department on key topics
- Ensure records are updated and maintained in accordance with agreed policy and procedures
- Work to agreed objectives, service standards and deliverables whilst adhering to company and departmental policies and procedures

**Key Competencies**
- Proven track record of working on conveyancing matters
- Understanding of contracts applicable to landlords, tenants and buy to let activities
- Good up to date knowledge on conveyancing processes
- Understanding of applicable legislation and regulations
- Enthusiastic, flexible and keen to learn and develop
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal are essential
- Able to be self-managing in respect of scheduled workload
- Passionate about service delivery
- Confident self-starter with the ability to build positive relationships
- Educated to Degree level or relevant work experience within a legal function will be acceptable
- Two years’ work experience in a financial service industry is an advantage, but not essential
- A willingness to study a relevant professional qualification where required