Conveyancing Assistant

My client in Burgess Hill is currently looking to recruit a part time Conveyancing Assistant within their busy firm covering all departments. The Conveyancing Assistant will be working with a successful Conveyancing Solicitor who needs support to continue their success and outstanding service levels to their portfolio of customers.

The role is primarily to provide administrative support within the small team of Conveyancers in the Residential Property department.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Opening files on DPS and setting up paper files
• Providing cover for telephone and email diverts
• Photocopying
• Scanning – including ID scanning for visitors
• Seeing clients to take initial paperwork where required
• Speaking with site offices and developers’ solicitors where required
• Speaking with clients on the telephone
• Assisting with collating information for reports on report days
• Dealing with incoming post/emails and faxes
• Date stamping incoming post
• Printing incoming post/emails and faxes and finding files
• Preparing outgoing post
• Applying for searches
• Retrieving and filing away archive files
• Maintaining the archive file spreadsheet
• Selecting closed files for audit and making a record
• Organising files ready for audit
• Preparing audit records for manager

Person Specification

• The successful candidate for this role will be educated to at least GCSE level and must have 1 years’ experience in the legal sector, ideally within a Residential Conveyancing or Property department, although this is not essential
• A high level of organisation, administration, and communication will be required for this role as the candidate will be supporting Senior Conveyancers within the department as well as having to meet their own administrative objectives
• This role requires an individual with attention to detail and the ability to work well and under pressure with minimal supervision
• Candidates should be self-motivated and enthusiastic about their work, and focused on both their self-development and the development of others within the team, ensuring contribution to the department is maximised

This role would suit a junior legal professional who is looking to develop themselves further and focus their career on the legal sector, particularly within Residential Conveyancing. The role provides an excellent foot in the legal world as well as a range of personal development opportunities for the right candidate.

My client is eager to shortlist for interviews as soon as possible, so contact Paul Jeffries ASAP to discuss this Burgess Hill-based role or send over your updated CV confidentially via the link below.
 
(Please note that salary is just a guideline).

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