Legal Manager

Legal Manager

Our client is one of the UK’s leading house-builders, committed to the highest standards of design, construction and service. They build quickly and efficiently and expect a lot from their office and site teams, however in turn they will reward you for your commitment and hard work and recognise your contribution to the business. Due to continued growth our client now has an opportunity for an experienced Legal Manager to join their in-house property team.

The Role

Reporting to a Group Solicitor and Company Solicitor, the position will involve but is not limited to:

• Preparing documents and portfolios in connection with the setting up of sites for plot sales
• Dealing with a wide range of development matters including road and sewer agreements, drainage and service easements, transfers of public open space, management companies and residual land sales.
• Supervising, supporting and actively managing a team of conveyancers on a day to day basis..
• Advising and assisting on issues which arise during plot sales and part exchange transactions and where appropriate, dealing with plot sales and part exchange transactions.
• Dealing with reversion sales, deeds of variation and other miscellaneous conveyancing matters as required.
• Assisting the Company Solicitor and Group Solicitor (where required) in relation to regulatory matters, training, drafting precedents and other matters
• Attending meetings with sales staff where required and maintaining the principal contact with sales teams (including keeping a record of weekly, monthly and other periodic targets, budgets and work levels).
• Playing an active role in the development of the Group’s case management system
• Conducting yearly appraisals.
• Auditing files at regular intervals.
• Training conveyancers and Assistant Conveyancers in connection with title checks, plot conveyancing .
• Dealing with disciplinary matters (for conveyancing and IHLD admin staff) prior to appeal.
• Training Conveyancers and other team members in relation to Deeds of Variation and reversion sales.
• Assisting with the preparation of plot budgets half-yearly.

Candidate

• You will be an experienced and motivated Legal Manager able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of residential conveyancing, practice and procedure
• Ideally you will be a Solicitor or Legal Executive
• Previous experience of handling New Build properties (either in house or in private practice) would be a distinct advantage
• Strong management skills
• You will be self-motivated, adaptable , have good team and communication skills
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 21 day’s annual leave plus Bank Holiday’s, Plus 3 day’s given for Christmas closure
• Company Bonus
• Bupa
• Share save scheme
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid working up to two days per week working from home after probation period
• Onsite Parking
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Apply Now

If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, please contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd quoting reference JSL2335 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal Recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website .

All successful applications will be responded to within 5 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.