Conveyancing Legal Assistant

Are you a driven Conveyancing Assistant with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in the legal sector, looking for a new challenge with a prestigious Legal 500 firm? This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your outstanding administrative and organisational skills within a respected Firm where your contributions will be valued. A solid understanding of the conveyancing process is essential, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks and excel in a fast-paced environment.The Firm: Our esteemed Legal 500 client is a full-service practice with a nationwide presence recognised for providing high quality legal advice to private and commercial clients. With client care at their core, the Firm comprises specialists with diverse expertise, drawn from top-tier UK firms, ensuring clients receive the highest quality advice. Understanding the intricacies of business, with many team members boasting hands-on experience in multi-million-pound companies, providing invaluable foresight and risk management skills.What will be expected from you as a Conveyancing Assistant:\n

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• Handling inquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents.
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• Providing clients with updates and tracking the progress of matters
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• Opening and closing files within the case management system.
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• Ensuring compliance with AML, quality standards, and SRA and CQS regulations.
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• Performing general administrative duties.
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• Preparing and submitting client quotes and drafting completion statements.
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• Reviewing mortgage offers and drafting reports under supervision.
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• Conducting online searches
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• Familiarity with leasehold transactions
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• Ability to prepare apportionment statements for leasehold properties.
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• Reviewing and reporting on searches with guidance
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• Progressing towards checking freehold titles and raising inquiries with supervision
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• Using the Land Registry portal to submit registrations, respond to requisitions, and order official copies, leases, and title plans
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• Calculating Stamp Duty Land Tax and submitting applications.
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• Preparing and submitting invoices, receipts, and payments to the finance department.
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• Providing occasional reception coverage.
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Is this Conveyancing Assistant position for you: \n

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• A solid understanding of the daily functions of a legal office
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• Strong computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook
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• Familiarity with case management software
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• Proficiency in English language
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• Keen attention to detail
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In return for your hard work and dedication the Firm offer a competitive benefits package to include, target related bonuses, training and development opportunities along with many other impressive incentives! Vacancy Reference Number: 36788PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL (INCLUDING SPAM FOLDER) FOR CONFIRMATION YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. In accordance with The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003