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Our client is looking for senior property lawyers to join their busy team based in Hastings.
Main Duties
- Managing on a day-to-day basis a caseload within the Transactional Team which includes all aspects of the conveyancing transaction from instruction to completion, registration and closure of the file
- Ensuring due diligence in all areas of processing a residential property transaction
- Use the OMS to progress cases efficiently and to the timescales set
- Accountable for all other 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
o Draft legal documents, to include: Standard Precedent Letters, Contract packs, Exchange letters, Freehold AP1s and Freeform letters
o Post Completion works to include: Preparing and sending applications to the Land Registry, Stamp Duty Land Tax submissions, File closures and Checking account ledgers
- Speak to clients and third parties, saving accurate telephone notes to OMS
- Give messages via email to the appropriate person when necessary
- Take telephone card payments for initial monies on account
- Chase clients for welcome packs or general file progression
- Working from reports - Chasing files and ensuring compliance
- Apply for searches: Conveyancing Searches through online system, Land Registry Searches and Pre-completion searches
- Complete SDLT forms online and correctly saving to the matter on OMS
- Check incoming faxes and save to correct OMS matter
- Send faxes via Zetafax when requested
- Provide support to a Conveyancer or Property Lawyer due to holiday or sickness
- Deal with tasks which have been assigned to you but recognising if a task becomes more complicated than anticipated and to refer this back to the Conveyancer for Risk Assessment/Resolution
- Update the Conveyancer or team when you have completed work/tasks (when appropriate) or you are unable to carry out a task and explain the reason
- Attend team meetings when required
- Attend regular appraisals to include annual performance reviews and monthly one-to-ones to discuss your performance and development
- Assist other departments as required by Management Team
Experience and Skills
- Have and maintain a positive attitude and flexible approach to your work and your colleagues
- Demonstrate a professional work ethic
- Excellent time keeping
- Exhibiting a 'can do’ attitude within the workplace
- GCSE, or equivalent in Maths and English with a minimum grade C
- A level, or equivalent, in Maths and English with a minimum grade C
- Relevant experience would be an advantage
- 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
- Flexible attitude to working practices and demands
- Responsible, professional and trustworthy
- Good time management and organisational 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
Working Hours
- Core hours are 9:00am to 5:30pm with 1-hour unpaid lunch break
- The office is open between:
o 8:00am to 7:00pm Monday to Friday
o 9:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday
o 10:00am to 3:30pm on Sunday.
- You will be required 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.
- Up to 26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
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
