Plot Sales Conveyancer

4 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Gowling WLG Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Conveyancer to join our Plot Sales team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of volume plot sales and residential property acquisitions for house builders and other property companies.


Main Responsibilities

  • File Management – managing a Plot Sales caseload (freehold and leasehold) and residential purchase and sale transactions for housing developers from instruction through to post completion.
  • Reviewing Transaction Documentation – reviewing transaction documentation being sent to solicitors and clients.
  • Maintain Portal and Client Reports – ensuring case management system is updated throughout the transaction and client reporting requirements are met at all times.
  • Communication – by telephone, standard letter, email, in person, or other communication media with clients, solicitors, agents, and third parties as well as with other team members.
  • Finance – ensuring financial hygiene on caseload throughout, which includes reviewing and preparing statements, reporting to client on financial data, reviewing internal reports, and taking action accordingly, instructing bills, and ensuring client account balances are cleared from files.
  • Anticipate workflow peaks and ensure communication with Practice Operations Manager and Practice Co-ordinator regarding workflow.
  • Any other reasonable duties delegated by any Partner, Practice Operations Manager, or Practice Co-ordinator.

Key Requirements

  • Manage your own caseload from instruction through to file closure, to tight deadlines, in accordance with client's agreed procedures and any service level agreement.
  • Remain calm under pressure and prioritise your workload effectively.
  • Work in a team environment and support your colleagues.
  • Give clear, practical advice with sound commercial judgment and swift accurate implementation of instructions.
  • Understand property-related deeds and documents with experience of drafting Leases, Transfers, and other property-related deeds and documents.
  • Investigate title and have the ability to research and apply this in dealing with enquiries.
  • Carry out searches, do research and analysis, deal with enquiries.
  • Communicate appropriately and confidently at all levels within the team and the wider business as well as with clients, agents, and other parties in person, by phone, letter, email, or other communication means.
  • Use your initiative to solve problems, resolve queries, and be proactive.
  • Manage financial hygiene.
  • Assists with training new members of the team.

What We Offer

We offer a range of benefits, including:



  • 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave.
  • Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members.
  • A generous pension allowance.
  • Life assurance covering four times your annual salary.
  • The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years.
  • Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave schemes.
  • A range of health and wellbeing programmes.
  • State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant.
  • Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way. If you would like to explore your own flexible working arrangements with us, we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.


About Us

Gowling WLG is committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, and national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment, and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity, and paternity. We seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.



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