Conveyancing Assistant

Excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant with Conveyancing experience to learn and develop their experience in a permanent role in a fantastic location.

THE ROLE:

To handle estate agent and IFA calls

To deal with general updates by phone or email

To set matters up for completion and then attend to exchanges and completions

To handle the day-to-day running of sale files, remortgages and transfers/assents in the team, with supervision where required (subject to experience and training)

To assist the fee earner on the purchase files, as and when required

To take payments from clients when required by phone

To deal with incoming and outgoing monies via the case management system

To take new enquiries and give quotes to clients on the phone and over the internet, as instructed, as and when required, and to accurately record sources of business or reason for non-instruction

To assist with post completion work, as and when required

To prepare correspondence and documents through visual files

To administer team filing, which will include daily filing

To prepare own mail and enclosures for despatch

To arrange for all copying to be done

To provide guidance to junior and temporary assistants when required to do so

To attend to clients both in person and on the phone and provide such support in a professional, efficient and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards of client care

To attend to external contacts on the phone and provide such support in a professional, efficient and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards of client care

THE CANDIDATE:

Experience of working in a busy Conveyancing Department

Able to use own initiative

Excellent communication skills

Able to prioritise workload

Can work independently and as part of a team

THE CONSULTANCY:

Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer