Recruiting: Experienced Conveyancer
Details:
Company: OCG Legal Ltd
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000.00 plus company bonus scheme
Location: Scunthorpe
Duration: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week
About OCG Legal Conveyancing:
OCG Legal Conveyancing Solicitors are accredited for quality conveyancing and offer a highly personal and professional service to clients. Our clients find us friendly and approachable, and we pride ourselves on communication and helping our home-owner clients enjoy as stress-free a move as possible. Our client base also includes many repeat clients and property investors looking to maximise the commercial benefits of building, running and growing their property business. Working as part of the One Consultancy Group of professional services firms, we offer a bespoke service for landlords and property investors who see us as part of their close advisory team. As well as residential buy-to-let conveyancing, we also assist our clients with commercial conveyancing, title splits, auctions, and specialist conveyancing matters.
The Role:
We are looking for experienced conveyancers to oversee residential property transactions from instruction to completion, ensuring all legal requirements and service levers are met. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to providing exceptional service, ensuring smooth and efficient property transactions, and helping to retain high customer satisfaction as evidenced by our 5-star rating on Google.
Specific Responsibilities of an Experienced Conveyancer:
* Perform fee earning work accurately, efficiently and profitably, in accordance with our quality procedures.
* Be fully responsible for their own caseload from opening the file through to completion, ensuring that all files are maintained in good order in compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and following regulatory and statutory requirements.
* Manage your own varied caseload, monitoring and delivering fully against personal and team targets.
* Provide supervision, support and coaching to team members who are supporting your cases and the wider team as a whole.
* Draft, review, and finalise contracts, transfer deeds, and other legal documents related to property transactions.
* Conduct thorough property searches, including title searches, land registry checks, and local authority searches to identify any potential legal issues.
* Ordering Landlord/LPE1 packs and dealing with exchange and post-exchange work, including submission of SDLT returns and AP1’s.
* Proactively deal with the other side solicitors, mortgage lenders, brokers, clients and local authorities.
* Provide clear and consistent updates to clients, estate agents throughout the conveyancing process, and effectively manage client expectations.
* Optimise the client experience through the use of our conveyancing systems and technology.
* Provide clients with legal advice relevant to their cases, recording the advice and representing the best interests of the client in the transaction.
* Provide advice to clients over the phone and in writing, with some face-to-face client meetings.
* Deal with complex enquiries, researching previous cases and relevant laws to provide accurate advice.
* Development and updating of legal knowledge in chosen area(s) of law in accordance with SRA Continuing Professional Development requirements.
* Compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct and SRA Accounts Rules.
* Recognise potential risks and resolve issues without putting the client or business at risk, ensuring that the firm’s risk management procedures are adhered to.
* Ensure that all files are billed correctly with the appropriate fees and on completion, funds are sent to the correct place.
* Maintain IT skills appropriate to modern legal practice.
Team Member Expectations:
* A culture of teamwork and high performance with a strong focus on client care and satisfaction.
* The continuous improvement and profitable development of the department and the practice.
* Maintaining the highest possible standard of interpersonal skills with colleagues, clients, and third parties.
* Maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
* Maintaining and improving procedures.
* Undertaking other reasonable duties related to the job purpose required from time to time.
* Attending department and other firm meetings as required to make a positive contribution to the continuous improvement and development of the department and the practice.
* Supporting department, practice and group marketing initiatives.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Extensive experience working within a busy, fast-paced conveyancing department.
* At least 3 years of experience managing a residential property portfolio of cases from start to finish.
* Experience in New Build and Shared Ownership essential.
* Strong understanding of property law and conveyancing procedures.
* Ability to independently establish priorities and manage deadlines.
* Resilience with the ability to work effectively under pressure and to strict deadlines.
* Strong problem-solving skills, and an analytical approach to come to the best legal solutions.
* Detail-oriented with excellent organisational skills.
* Commercial awareness, keeping up to date with business and industry news.
* Attention to detail, extremely accurate in research and the drafting of documents.
* High proficiency in Microsoft Office.
* Proficiency in using conveyancing software and legal databases.
* The ability to be adaptable and flexible, working on your initiative as well as part of a team.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience dealing with a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals.
* A passion for providing excellent customer service.
* Ability to be flexible and empathetic to deliver client needs.
* Skilful and effective advocacy abilities.
* Must be an honest worker and possess integrity.
Company Benefits:
* Further training and progression for the right candidate.
* Enrolment into the One Consultancy Group Employee Bonus Scheme.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Ability to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave each year.
If you are a motivated and detail-oriented Conveyancer with a passion for property law, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
* Bonus scheme
* Yearly bonus
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free parking
* Referral programme
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
* No weekends
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: OCG Legal - Conv001
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