Conveyancing Assistant - Conveyancing Department

Vacancy Description: Conveyancing Assistant – Conveyancing Department
Location: Chester Office
Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)
Salary: Negotiable depending upon experience.
We have a vacancy for a Conveyancing Assistant to work in our busy Conveyancing Department based at our Chester office.
Experience of Conveyancing would be useful, however isn’t essential.
The role is customer focused and offers a varied working day.
Job role
Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:
• To provide a friendly, knowledgeable and professional service to our clients
• Telephone and personal interaction with clients and telephone contacts with other solicitors and professionals and assisting clients on procedural points
• Taking payments from clients
• Setting up payments to be sent on the online banking system
• Organisation of post and emails on behalf of the fee earner and taking messages
• Maintenance of a diary for the fee earner
• Opening files and attending to standard paperwork
• Use of the online case management system on the fee earners instructions
Skills Required
• Needs an ability to multi task and work under pressure with a considerate and kind manner
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail (accuracy essential)
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Good IT skills
• Ability to work well within a team
GCSE level at Grade C and above (or equivalent) in the main academic subjects such as English and Maths.
Firm Details
The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.
The practice has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.
The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.
Web Site: http://www.russellrussell.co.uk
What we offer
• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Attendance bonus
• Workplace nursery scheme
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday holiday
• Northern Rail discount scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
• Annual Christmas Party & Events
• Charity fundraisers
Training & Development
• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars
Applications: To apply, please click the button below to complete the application form and attach your CV.