Conveyancer

We are seeking a qualified Conveyancer to join a busy and dynamic team in the heart of Sheffield. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual with 1 to 3 years of post-qualified experience to contribute to a high-performing department within a well-established legal practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a diverse residential and/or commercial conveyancing caseload from instruction through to completion.

• Deliver exceptional client care and ensure a smooth, first-class experience for all clients.

• Demonstrate a commercially aware approach to case management and decision-making.

• Work collaboratively within a supportive team environment.

• Ensure key client and business outcomes are consistently met.

Core Duties Include:

General:

• Provide accurate and timely legal advice to individuals and companies.

• Handle routine conveyancing queries across various communication platforms.

• Liaise professionally with third parties including solicitors, estate agents, mortgage lenders, IFAs, landlords, and management companies.

Purchase Transactions:

• Examine and check legal title.

• Raise pre-contract enquiries and review responses.

• Apply for and review property searches.

• Prepare SDLT returns and supporting documentation.

• Draft and review deeds, including statutory declarations, deeds of variation or rectification, easements, etc.

• Assess funding sources and mortgage documentation.

Sale Transactions:

• Prepare contracts and supporting title documentation, including for complex titles or unregistered land.

• Compile Epitomes of Title and conduct relevant searches.

• Review enquiries and assist legal assistants with contract preparation.

• Sign off at relevant stages of the transaction lifecycle.

Other Transaction Types:

• Manage re-mortgages, assents, transfers of equity, matrimonial sales, and conveyancing related to deceased estates.

About You:

• A qualified solicitor, legal executive, or licensed conveyancer with 13 years PQE.

• Confident in running your own caseload with minimal supervision.

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Proficient in using case management systems.

Location: Sheffield City Centre
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

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