Conveyancing Assistant

Conveyancing Assistant
Bradford
£25,000

Our client is a forward-thinking law firm who maintain traditional values of unrivalled and personable client care. Based in Bradford their premises act as a one stop shop of legal services throughout West Yorkshire

Duties:

• To provide administrative support to the Conveyancing team in order to assist them in the process of a varied caseload of sale and purchase transactions.
• Opening new files and inputting new instructions onto the Case Management system (Leap) and producing the relevant letters, emails and documents.
• Processing client instructions, ID, proof of address and source of funds in line with the firms AML protocol.
• Updating the Case Management system in accordance with department procedures as the matter progresses including client and lender portals.
• Issuing contracts on sale files and assisting in dealing with replies to enquiries raised by a buyer’s solicitor.
• Ordering searches.
• Dealing with exchanges and related paperwork.
• Setting up and dealing with sale and purchase completions to include pre completion search requests and certificate of title submissions.
• Obtaining redemption figures on sale files.
• Issuing Mortgage reports to clients.
• Issuing Search reports to clients.
• Dealing with incoming post where appropriate.
• Dealing with client and estate agents telephone enquiries where experience allows.
• Filing, billing, photocopying and file closing as required.
• General administration duties for the department as required.

Skills Required:

• Experience in freehold and leasehold sales and purchases as well as re-mortgages is essential as ideally, we are looking for an applicant to hit the ground running.
• You will be an accurate and diligent worker able to follow fee earner instructions carefully whilst utilising good time management skills.
• Experience is essential with ideally 36+ months gained within a residential conveyancing department.
• Proficient IT skills with experience of a case management system, lender and Land Registry Portals.
• Literate and numerate.
• Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
• Ability to deal with enquiries in a customer-friendly and effective manner.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Ability to work on own initiative & as part of a team.