Residential Property Lawyer/ Conveyancer

3 days ago

Remote, United Kingdom PORTER DODSON Full time
Description

Due to exceptional growth, we have a number of exciting fee earning opportunities up to Senior Associate within our residential property team. We are pleased to offer flexibility in terms of office location as well as hybrid and remote working options. Our residential team cover the full spectrum of residential property law comprising sale and/or purchase of a property or land, remortgage, equity release or auction.

Key Responsibilities
  • Caseload Management: Handle diverse residential conveyancing matters, including freehold, leasehold, new builds, shared ownership, transfers, and buy-to-let properties.
  • Legal Advice: Offer clear, practical, and commercially sound legal guidance to clients throughout the property lifecycle.
  • Documentation: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, reports on title, and other property-related legal documents.
  • Due Diligence: Conduct property searches, check titles, and prepare client reports.
  • Liaison: Communicate proactively with clients, lenders, estate agents, surveyors, and other professionals to keep transactions moving.
  • Post-Completion: Manage registrations, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) submissions, and file closure.
  • Compliance: Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Working in our Residential Property department, this role would best suit someone who is pro-active and enthusiastic, with great interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels. Strong organisational and administrative skills are essential, along with the ability to multi-task and a confident telephone manner. More technical requirements include excellent IT skills including the use of Microsoft office. Ideally you will have experience in a law firm environment providing legal support to fee earners.

Qualification Requirements: Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with practice rights to carry our reserved legal activities or Licenced Conveyancer.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary and bonus structure, you will also get:

  • 30 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
  • Extra Day of Holiday for your Birthday
  • Private Healthcare
  • Pension Scheme(s)
  • Life Assurance
  • Eye Tests
  • Flu Jabs
  • Corporate Gym Membership Discounts
  • Legal Support
  • Opportunities to get involved with charity fundraising, sports teams and office socials
About Porter Dodson

Porter Dodson is an award-winning Top 200 UK Law Firm, providing commercial and private legal services to individuals and businesses across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.

We're proud of a regional presence that gives clients the local connections and friendly in-person service they love. Being embedded in our local communities and market sectors gives our clients a superb service grounded in the real world.

What makes Porter Dodson a great place to work is our people and our culture. Our team are the lifeblood of the firm, and we are fully committed to ensuring our team are motivated, well cared for, and fulfilling their potential at work. Our people are our priority, which is why we have such excellent staff retention rates and how we have sustained a gold accreditation from Investors in People since 2016.

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