Conveyancing Assistant

Leeds, Yorkshire
Jo Holdsworth Recruitment

Jo Holdsworth Recruitment are currently working with a highly successful company in Leeds City Centre. The company are committed to providing a welcoming, flexible and supportive workplace. Whether you are just starting out in your career, are returning to work after a break or are a working parent – they want to hear from you!

My client has provided conveyancing services to over 1 million customers since they opened our doors over 20 years ago. On average, they help arrange one in every four re-mortgages and are consistently placed as one of the top providers. They are a profitable global company and are market-leaders within their sector with an excellent service reputation with our customers.

Working in newly refurbished, modern offices close to local transport links, this is a permanent role with the option to work full time, part time or reduced hours. As well as working within immaculate offices, some other benefits include:

• Excellent package including competitive salary, Life Assurance, matched Pension Scheme, Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Private Health Insurance (for all roles where this applies)
• Family Friendly – hybrid working available, part time/flexible hours, no unsociable hours. We recognise the need to work around that school run!
• Holidays 33 days annual leave (includes Bank holidays), which increases to 34 days after 5 years’ service, increasing 1 day additionally every 5 years, with the option to purchase more days annually (eligibility criteria applies)
• An extra day off to take on your birthday!
• Smart casual dress code (all week, not just Fridays!)
• Significant career progression opportunities with a large in-house training function
• Highly innovative company with a strong focus on technology
• An active charity and social events calendar

They are currently recruiting for a Conveyancing Assistant to join them, this is the perfect opportunity for someone with office-based experience looking for a new challenge OR someone starting their career!

Responsibilities:

• Providing excellent customer service to both customers and clients
• Supporting a conveyancer to achieve conversion and customer service targets
• Administrative duties including both electronic and paper file management
• Chasing customers, solicitors, estate agents, mortgage lenders and other third parties for information and documentation
• Chase monies from lenders, customers and other solicitors
• Dealing with completions exchanges/completions
• Inputting and interpreting data such as redemption figures
• Preparing, sending and checking legal documents
• Interpreting and inputting mortgage offers on purchase transactions
• Dealing with enquiries on sale transactions

Experience Needed:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and targets & work under pressure
• Good data input skills
• Good team player, but, also able to work on own initiative
• Good attention to detail
• Good organisational skills
• Previous administrative/customer service/conveyancing experience
• Experience of working in a high volume environment

You’ll join the team, working to achieve monthly targets by actioning incoming correspondence, responding to incoming messages and requesting information from mortgage lenders. This is where your experience in working with deadlines, data input and attention to detail will come in handy. Excellent communication skills and a strong desire to do a good job is a must.

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for. By applying to this advertisement, you are hereby giving consent for Jo Holdsworth Recruitment to hold your details for a 30 day period and contact you via any method of contact you have listed on your application.

(Jo Holdsworth Recruitment – Recruitment Agency)