Our client is seeking a Conveyancing Assistant to join their busy team in their Northampton office. Working alongside an experienced fee earner in a busy conveyancing environment assisting on a varied caseload including freehold/leasehold sales & purchase, re-mortgage, transfers of equity, right to buy and shared ownership schemes.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
* Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents, whether face to face, by telephone or by email.
* Making detailed attendance notes of all correspondence.
* Opening and closing files on our CMS.
* Taking Client instructions, carry out AML checks, source of funds and gifts checks etc.
* Ensuring files on CMS are updated with all correspondence.
* Applying GDPR and SRA regulations, following Lexcel and firm procedures.
* Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc).
* Preparing quotes to clients.
* Drafting completion statements.
* Requesting mortgage redemption figures and mortgage advances.
* Assist Fee Earner in preparing report on title, report on mortgage and search report for clients.
* Issuing sale contracts.
* Replying to sales enquiries on freehold and leasehold properties.
* Ordering searches online.
* Setting up completions.
* Post completion admin. (Drafting AP1s, Using Land Registry portal to submit registration applications, reply to requisitions, Generate Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and...