Conveyancing Assistant

**Conveyancing Assistant (Penrith Office)**

We are looking for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant to support one of our Conveyancing Solicitors in our newly established Residential team at our Penrith office.

**Key details**

Location: Penrith office (please note this role is office-based only)
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm (35 hours per week)

**Salary**: Competitive, depending on experience
Experience: Ideally at least 2 years as a Conveyancing Assistant

**Your key responsibilities will include**:

- Supporting one of our Conveyancing Solicitors with a busy caseload from initial instruction through to post-completion work
- Opening, maintaining and closing files in our case management system
- Issuing quotes and organising preliminary paperwork
- Issuing contract packs, ordering property searches and AML searches
- Preparing invoices and the relevant financial documentation
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, policies and procedures
- Supporting one of our Conveyancing Solicitors with a busy caseload from initial instruction through to post-completion work

**Skills and experience you will need**:

- Previous experience working in a fast-paced Residential Conveyancing department handing complex transactions
- Strong knowledge of conveyancing procedures
- Ability to stay positive and polite when under pressure
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Close attention to detail as confidentiality and accuracy is of critical importance
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Confidence when multitasking and able to prioritise workload as appropriate
- Previous experience using a case management system and Microsoft Office

**What we can offer**:

- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Health cash plan
- On-site parking

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

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RCA/Penrith