Conveyancer

Hastings, Sussex
CDH Recruitment Ltd

Our client who operates a reputable company in St Leonards have an exciting vacancy, available for a Conveyancer, who will play a key role in the business, reporting to the Team Manager as well as liaising with other Team Leaders or Case Handlers within the company.

Main Duties

• Manage various types of transactions to include; Purchases, sales, Re-mortgages, auctions, New Build, Right to Buy, Transfer of Equity
• Process Residential property transactions
• Deal professionally with other lawyers, Estate Agents and all third parties associated with the transaction.
• Using the OMS to progress cases efficiently and to the timescale set by the Protocol.
• Accountable for all dealings with other lawyers and other legal aspects on all property transactions.
• Assess risk on every transaction by using skills to make pragmatic decisions and to ensure appropriate legal advice is given.
• Take responsibility for the quality of legal advice given on every residential property transaction that is assigned to you.
• Ensure that all activities and tasks required to be performed are undertaken promptly and proactively, prioritising where appropriate and support others to do likewise.
• You must be able to evaluate AML information provided by a client and assess whether this is acceptable. In the event of any serious concerns or
• Performance will be monitored using monthly Key Performance Indicators
• Ensuring that work is accurately carried out in the set time frame
• Maintaining high standards of client care and service to third parties
• Taking notes and action points on instructions as and when required suspicions you must consult the Money Laundering Officer.
• Identify Additional Legal Services and ensure that a client is advised and billed appropriately for these.
• Keep appropriate and thorough telephone/file notes to accurately record client instructions.

Qualification’s Skills and Experience Required

• Qualified by experience, Solicitor, Council of Licensed Conveyancers, CILEX, Law Degree or completed PLC will also be considered, Degree and/or Internal process

• Previous case handling experience of a minimum of 1 year is essential
• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Outlook are essential
• Excellent communication skills, well-spoken and personable; able to get on with diverse personalities
• Friendly and approachable, reliable and consistent, helpful and positive attitude
• Flexible attitude to working practices and demands
• Responsible, professional and trustworthy
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Strong organisation, planning, problem-solving and multi-tasking skills
• Confident, resourceful and practical
• Self-motivated with the ability to work alone or within a team
• Personal commitment to equality and diversity
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work alone or within a team
• Personal commitment to equality and diversity

Benefits

• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension after 3 months service
• Additional holiday accrued after every year of service up to a maximum of 5 extra days

Hours

• Core hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm with 1-hour unpaid lunch break, however the office open between 8.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm on Saturday and 10.00am to 3.30pm on Sunday.
• You will be required to work to work 5 days and no more than 37.5 hours per week on a rota basis.
• The staff rota includes evening and Saturday working, you will be notified in advance.

We will try to respond to reply to all applications. If, however you have not heard from us within 7 days you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements advertised by CDH Recruitment Limited