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£43K OTE with uncapped bonus opportunity - Hybrid working
We are looking to recruit a Conveyancer/Property Lawyer to join our team in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. This role is suitable for a person with experience in conveyancing, managing their own caseload, or a paralegal with 3 years of conveyancing experience.
Key responsibilities of a Property Lawyer
* Manage a caseload involving all aspects of conveyancing transactions from instruction to completion, registration, and file closure.
* Take instructions, maintain accurate notes, communicate with clients and third parties, and draft legal documents such as Precedent Letters, Contract Packs, Title Reports, Exchange and Completion letters, and Land Registry and HMRC forms.
* Perform Pre-completion, Land Registry, and Conveyancing searches accurately and timely, ensuring readiness for exchange and completion.
* Handle Post-Completion tasks including applications to the Land Registry, Stamp Duty Land Tax submissions, and file closures.
* Manage complex transactions like leaseholds, shared ownership, unregistered properties, acting for companies, lease variations, extensions, and new builds. Identify development opportunities to enhance performance.
Benefits of being a Property Lawyer
* Work with a supervising Conveyancer for holiday cover and career development.
* Operate within supportive pods fostering a collaborative environment.
* Collaborate with Associates, Property Lawyers, Senior Property Lawyers, and your Team Manager.
* Group Life Assurance Scheme.
* Potential for hybrid working depending on experience and qualifications.
Skills and experience required to be a Property Lawyer
* Qualified candidates with a Law Degree, LPC, Licensed Conveyancer, Paralegal, Solicitor, or FCILEX are preferred but not essential.
* Extensive experience managing a conveyancing caseload of various transaction types.
* Excellent communication skills, good time management, organizational, and problem-solving abilities. Attention to detail is crucial.
* Self-motivated, able to work independently or in a team.
* Knowledge of Case Management Systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is preferred but not essential.
Conveyancing Direct Property Lawyers are part of Connells Group, the UK's largest estate agency and property services provider, founded in 1936 with over 1,250 branches. The Group offers residential sales, lettings, new homes, mortgage services, surveying, conveyancing, and more!
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