Role:
We specialise in Conveyancing (residential), Equity Release, Family Law (including Divorce), Wills and Probate.
For our Brackley Office we are seeking:
* Residential Solicitor/CILEX/Licensed Conveyancer with at least 2 years’ experience;
* Support the Brackley office primarily and Buckingham office on occasion;
* Capable, strong candidate willing to commit sustained effort for longer term rewards.
Responsibilities:
· Be an ambassador for the company, always maintaining the highest levels of professionalism and integrity;
· As applicable: maintain a full clean practicing certificate and be competent in all areas of residential conveyancing;
· Deliver the business objectives as set from time to time;
· Deliver the end-to-end conveyancing process within given time frames;
· Assist with other matters as required.
A summary of our expectations are as follows:
* research information and communicate with clients and others in person, and by other means e.g. email;
* use a computerised case management system, as conveyancing tasks are increasingly being completed online;
* take instructions from clients;
* seek to protect clients' interests at all times, while taking precautions against potential fraud and money laundering;
* send terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements;
* obtain or check Land Registry documents or title deeds (if the land is unregistered);
* draft and/or check sales/purchase contracts (title checking) and agree terms with the conveyancer acting for the other party to the transaction;
* collate and send or check supporting legal and financial documents;
* deal with all financial aspects of a transaction;
* exchange contracts and complete the transaction;
* if the property is leasehold, obtain the landlord's agreement to the sale or the change of mortgage and deal with apportionments of rent and service charges as well as being able to calculate apportionments upon completion;
* Any other work which are within your capabilities.
Specific tasks for purchase transactions include:
* carrying out and checking pre-contract searches and title documents by checking whether the property is affected by local authority proposals, leases, easements or covenants, mortgages, land tax, susceptibility to flooding or subsidence, or liability for unsound building structures and repairs;
* raise enquiries on title (freehold/leasehold, registered/unregistered, newbuilds and shared ownership properties)
* receive and check mortgage instructions from lenders and undertake specific tasks required;
* prepare transfer and mortgage deeds;
* reporting to clients;
* assist head of office in supporting junior members of staff;
* receive mortgage funds;
* pay stamp taxes (SDLT) and deal with the registration of client and lender with the Land Registry;
* Assist with registering the property
Experience:
* PQE: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Practising Certificate (required)