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Join this prestigious law firm where excellence meets opportunity. They pride themseves in delivering unparalleled legal services with a focus on integrity, innovation, and client satisfaction. With a team of seasoned professionals and a commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, we strive to empower our employees to reach their full potential.
My clients operate on a national basis offering an array of legal services. Their roots were established over 30 years ago, this means that they have decades of experience in their respective fields.
Recently they have acquired a Solicitors who are a specialist and dedicated firm that forms part of the group. specialising in Conveyancing, Wills, Trusts and Probate, General Civil Litigation and Personal Injury but have expanded to offer Commercial Services, Family law, and Motor Finance claims.
As their new Senior Property Lawyer, you will be responsible for your own caseload of sale and purchase matters, toinclude leasehold, new build and shared ownership matters, and will be required to ensure that you meet individual targets and ensure business KPIs and SLAs are met.
Role responsibilities:
- To run and manage a suitably sized caseload, subject to seasonality and continuing review of capacity both individually and across the department, with use of an assistant.
- Ensure all activity within the team is completed in accordance with strict deadlines and in line with set KPIs and SLAs.
- To meet all individual targets and objectives including, but not limited to, target number of completions per month.
- Attend dedicated training sessions, 121s, performance reviews, and team meetings.
- To communicate with clients over the telephone, email and in face-to-face meetings.
- To communicate with other solicitors and professional organisations over the telephone, by e-mail and correspondence.
- To update all panel members / stakeholders within the business and within the referral businesses with whom we deal.
- Be able to deal with and work within referrers SLAs and meet their requirements / panel requirements.
- Utilise the in-house bespoke case management system in accordance with firm protocols.
- To be a role model for those around you in both file management, actions and behaviour.
- To provide the highest level of customer service to clients at all times.
- Utilise the in-house bespoke case management system in accordance with firm protocols.
- To carry out such other functions or tasks as required from time to time by the Senior Conveyancing Manager or other members of the firm’s Senior Management Team.
- You may be required to perform any other duties and to work in any other areas as requested by the Company if necessary, which may include other offices and those of clients.
What do they need from you?
Minimum two years’ experience (but all levels considered including more senior) in a prior conveyancing fee earner role
- Confidence in dealing with leasehold, new build and shared ownership sale and purchases.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a proven track record in meeting deadlines.
- A proven track record in achieving individual targets and objectives, and in meeting business KPIs and SLAs.
- Ability to work using own initiative.
- Thrives in fast-paced environments and demonstrates a bias for action with an ability to multi-task and pivot while working on varying deadlines & scopes.
- Expert communicator and collaborator, with exceptional client care skills.
- An incredible eye for detail with an ability to think outside the box.
- A modern approach to conveyancing, and in particular its process driven, proactive, risk-based requirements.
- Competent use of MS Office required.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good keyboard / IT / Case Management / Internet and Email skills
- Competent use of Microsoft 365 including Excel, Outlook and Teams.
- Must have used Case Management Systems, Land Registry Portal, Online SDLT etc and have experience in updating panel websites.
- Must be able to demonstrate technical ability in conveyancing transactions (as set out above), in addition to comprehensive knowledge, understanding, and compliance with anti-money laundering legislation, CQS requirements and overall SRA compliance obligations.
The offices have been designed to be a high quality and pleasant workingenvironment. In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package offeringg :
Monday to Friday - Office Hours - 9.00am - 5.00pm with 1 hour’s lunch break.
- Industry leading training.
- Competitive starting salary DOE.
- Access to on demand CPD.
- Additional Annual Leave entitlement for long service.
- Opportunities for you to progress and develop further in line with our expansion strategy.
- Pension Scheme.
- Lucrative 'Refer a friend scheme’.
- Free Costco Card.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Death in service benefit.
- Annual Summer and Christmas Parties.
- Award Events.
