Senior Fee Earner / Solicitor – Chester (Hybrid working) – Up to £50,000 DOE plus bonuses
This position is for an award-winning, professional team of conveyancing, solicitor lawyers and legal experts. They have been leading solicitors across Cheshire and are now looking to add an experienced conveyancer to their 120 strong legal team.
They offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and flexible working options. Not only that, they offer support, development and progression opportunities.
What’s in it for you
* Annual salary of £40,000 - £50,000 DOE
* Annual bonus
* Monday to Friday, 9am – 5:00pm - 37.5 hour week
* Birthday off
* 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 3 days additional paid leave over Xmas closure
* Free parking at office
* Work with a strong team of 120 staff
* Hybrid working available
* Heath & Wellbeing scheme
* Private Medical insurance for you and family
* Life assurance - 4 x annual salary
* Enhanced sick pay
* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
What you’ll be doing
* As a Senior Fee Earning Conveyancer, you have a mixed caseload of Freeholds and Leaseholds
* Managing on a day to day basis a caseload which includes all aspects of the conveyancing transaction from instruction to completion, registration and closure of the file
* Drafting legal documents including Standard Precedent Letters, Contract Packs, Title Reports, Exchange and Completion letters, general correspondence, and Land Registry and HMRC forms
* Applying for searches to include Land Registry and Pre-Completion
* Complete SDLT forms
* Competent with company sales and purchases, some commercial experience is an advantage.
* The ability to deal with the following without supervision, shared ownership sales and purchases, newbuilds, transfer of equity, adverse possession, transfer of part and remortgages.
What you will have
* Previous experience in managing a conveyancing caseload
* Thorough knowledge and understanding of Residential Conveyancing
* Knowledge of Case Management Systems and Microsoft Office especially Word, Excel, and Outlook