My legal client is looking a Conveyancing Assistant based in their Northampton office.
Monday to Friday 9:00 - 5:15
Salary: £24,000k (flexible on experience)
26 days holiday plus bank holidays
Monthly holiday bonus scheme (extra days holiday for each monthly income target achieved for
region)
The successful Conveyancing Assistant will work alongside an experienced fee earner in a busy
conveyancing environment. You will assist on a full and varied caseload of freehold/leasehold sales and purchase, re-mortgage, transfers of equity, right to buy and shared ownership schemes from start to finish.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents, whether face to face, by telephone or by email.
Making detailed attendance notes of all correspondence
Opening and closing files on our CMS
Taking Client instructions, carry out AML checks, source of funds and gifts checks etc.
Ensuring files on CMS are updated with all correspondence.
Applying GDPR and SRA regulations, following Lexcel and firm procedures.
Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc)
Preparing quotes to clients
Drafting completion statements
Requesting mortgage redemption figures and mortgage advances
Assist Fee Earner in preparing report on title, report on mortgage and search report for clients
Issuing sale contracts
Replying to sales enquiries on freehold and leasehold properties
Ordering searches online
Setting up completions
Post completion admin
Drafting AP1s
Using Land Registry portal to submit registration applications, reply to requisitions
Generate Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submit applications
Preparing and submitting invoices, receipts and payments to the finance team
A previous background in a conveyancing department is required.
If you would like to know more about this vacancy, please contact me via (phone number removed) or email
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