Part-time Residential Conveyancer, New Milton

Job Title: Conveyancing Associate

Salary: £36,750 - £75,220 FTE (experience dependant)

Reports to: Head of Conveyancing

Holiday: 6.4 weeks (inc. Bank Holidays and time off betweenChristmas and New Year)

Plus an additional day for your birthday.

Hours of Work: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am-5pm (Ability to reduce to Tuesday and Thursday only)

Place of Work: New Milton

Summary of Position: Managing your own caseload under supervision of the Head of Conveyancing.

Required Qualification:

• LLB (Hons) or GDL or PgDL or other Degree or Level 4 CLC Diploma in Conveyancing Law & Practice;
• LPC PgDip or LLM Legal Practice (SQE1 & SQE2) or SQE1 and SQE2 or CILEX Professional Diploma in Legal Practice or Level 6 CLC Diploma in Conveyancing Law & Practice;
• 2 years qualifying work experience (subject to any exemption) or Training Contract or 1200 hours CLC practical experience.

Required Experience:

• Attending clients to take instructions, progress matters, and provide advice.
• Providing both written and verbal advice to clients.
• Building strong relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Attending networking events and building strong relationships with referrers such as Estate Agents, Surveyors and Accountants.
• Managing a caseload of Freehold and Leasehold Sales, Purchases, Remortgages and Transfers from start to finish with supervision from the Head of Department.
• Researching and interpreting complex questions of law and discussing this with colleagues.
• Keeping up to date regarding new developments in the law and reporting back on findings to colleagues and/or providing training to colleagues where necessary.
• Utilising a case management system.
• Advising clients on SDLT rules under the supervision of the Head of Department.

Required Skills:

• Ability to work self-sufficiently and in a team to promote an effective and efficient working department to provide the highest level of service to clients.
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills to effectively:

o translate complex concepts into everyday language for clients;

o refer and receive tasks to/from colleagues to seamlessly facilitate the running of an effective department;

o liaise with all third parties in a professional manner.

• Strong writing skills to draft professional and accurate legal documents and reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to arrive at the best legal solutions for any problem you come across.
• Solid researching skills to provide the necessary information for yourself or colleagues when faced with a question of law.
• Good organisational skills to deal with a heavy workload and multiple simultaneous cases.
• Excellent IT skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Apps.

Desirable Experience and Skills:

• Ability to manage New Build, Shared Ownership, Voluntary and Statutory Lease Extensions, Collective Enfranchisement and other Real Estate matters under the supervision of the Head of Department.
• Completed CQS accreditation core modules.
• Familiarity with Quill as a case management system.