Your Role
and What You'll Be Doing
You will assist fee-earners with managing their caseloads of purchase, sale, remortgage, leasehold enfranchisement and other associated matters for both freehold and leasehold properties.
1. Dealing with client handling and case management effectively and efficiently.
2. Supporting conveyancing tasks for fee earners including, but not limited to:
3. Completing file openings and set up including conflict checks
4. Preparing sales packs including preparing draft contract and initial protocol forms.
5. Communicating with various parties involved in the matter such as estate agents, managing agents, other solicitors, clients etc
6. Preparing draft property search reports
7. Completing post completion documents
8. Registering documents at HM Land Registry
9. Submitting SDLT applications
10. Supporting leasehold enfranchisement and leasehold extension matters including:
11. Drafting documents including leases, statutory notices, transfers, and lender’s consent
12. Preparing letters to clients, banks, other solicitors etc.
13. Carrying out research
14. Updating spreadsheets and keep track of statutory dates
15. Liaise closely with clients to keep them up to date on the progress of their work
16. Ensuring all appropriate documentation is recorded and updated as required.
17. Reprographics tasks including photocopying, scanning, binding and printing
About You
18. You will have strong IT skills and have a high proficiency in all Microsoft Office packages.
19. Experience of working with case management systems and handling a demanding caseload.
20. Have experience working in an administrative/secretarial capacity, working with strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
21. Experience providing excellent customer and client service.
22. Have experience with Conveyancing/Residential Property processes.
23. Be familiar with HMLR, SDLT and conveyancing searches and documentation.
24. Experience with leasehold enfranchisement, although this is not essential (training will be available)
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
25. 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
26. Generous and flexible pension schemes.
27. Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
28. Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.