Assistant Conveyancer
LK ACPD
Northampton
A suitably qualified assistant conveyancer is now required as the conveyancing department continues to experience growth.
The successful applicant is likely to be highley adept with the technical elements necessary to provide a quality and comprehensive conveyancing service with a customer service focus and working in accordance with the Shoosmiths behaviours. You will also effectively manage and develop support staff in a trainee capacity to progress to a Conveyancer.
The key responsibilities for this role would include complete familiararity with the entire conveyancing process to include post completion work and be familiar with the roles of support teams such as New Business and Accounts in the process.
Check legal titles to all freehold transactions and be able to deal with all elements of these transactions without supervision.
Check legal titles to leasehold transactions and deal with these matters in their entirety with the minimal supervision of a Conveyancer.
Be responsible and accountable for files.
Recognise problems and refer these appropriately.
Ensure that files are run in an orderly manner with minimum administrative and accounting errors.
Attend any training sessions arranged by the Department at the reasonable request of a Team Manager.
Attend external training courses to be fully up to date with changes in the law and conveyancing procedures.
Confidently and calmly deal with difficult telephone conversations with any of the key stakeholders in the process.
Competently draft non standard correspondence of a technical nature.
Manage workloads effectively as well as those of the support staff.
Effectively manage support staff by leading, encouraging and supporting whilst recognising any performance issues which should be referred appropriately.
Become familiar with the wider aspects of the housing and conveyancing markets.