Conveyancing Assistant

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The Conveyancing Assistant provides administrative support to fee earners, enabling them to deliver high-quality legal advice and an exceptional conveyancing and leasehold enfranchisement service to our clients.

This role will require approximately four days a week in the office. The primary office location is Newbury; however, there is flexibility for the role to be based in one of our other Southern offices—either London or Reading.

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.

• Dealing with client handling and case management effectively and efficiently.
• Supporting conveyancing tasks for fee earners including, but not limited to:
• Completing file openings and set up including conflict checks
• Preparing sales packs including preparing draft contract and initial protocol forms.
• Communicating with various parties involved in the matter such as estate agents, managing agents, other solicitors, clients etc
• Preparing draft property search reports
• Completing post completion documents
• Registering documents at HM Land Registry
• Submitting SDLT applications
• Supporting leasehold enfranchisement and leasehold extension matters including:
• Drafting documents including leases, statutory notices, transfers, and lender’s consent
• Preparing letters to clients, banks, other solicitors etc.
• Carrying out research
• Updating spreadsheets and keep track of statutory dates
• Liaise closely with clients to keep them up to date on the progress of their work
• Ensuring all appropriate documentation is recorded and updated as required.
• Reprographics tasks including photocopying, scanning, binding and printing

About You

• You will have strong IT skills and have a high proficiency in all Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience of working with case management systems and handling a demanding caseload.
• Have experience working in an administrative/secretarial capacity, working with strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience providing excellent customer and client service.
• Have experience with Conveyancing/Residential Property processes.
• Be familiar with HMLR, SDLT and conveyancing searches and documentation.
• Experience with leasehold enfranchisement, although this is not essential (training will be available)

Please follow the link to apply!