Residential Conveyancing Assistant

14 hours ago


Otley, Leeds, United Kingdom Quest Recruitment Full time £18,000 - £25,000 per year


Residential Conveyancing Assistant – Otley

Our client is recruiting for a conveyancing assistant to join their property team at their Otley office on a full-time basis. The role is very client focused and the successful candidate will pride themselves on delivering a professional, helpful and friendly service.

Experience in conveyancing is essential, specifically sales and purchase, as they would ideally want you to hit the ground running. You will be a quick and accurate worker and be able to follow instructions carefully while dealing with a high volume of work with a lot of client contact. In return the firm offers a supportive learning environment with the opportunity to develop and progress their career.

Key Tasks

  • Opening new files and inputting new instructions onto the Case Management system and producing relevant letters and documents.
  • Updating the Case Management system in accordance with team procedures as the matter progresses.
  • Issuing contracts on sale files and assisting in dealing with replies to enquiries.
  • Ordering searches.
  • Dealing with exchanges and related paperwork.
  • Setting up completions.
  • Issuing Mortgage reports to clients.
  • Dealing with incoming post where appropriate.
  • Dealing with telephone enquiries where possible.
  • Filing, billing, faxing, photocopying, sorting post and archiving.
  • General administration duties for the office and firm.

Key Skills – Essential

  • Good keyboard skills.
  • Literate and numerate.
  • Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
  • Ability to deal with enquiries in a customer-friendly and effective manner.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
  • A flexible and adaptable approach to work.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.



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