Job Description
Conveyancing Team leader
Location: Leicester
Salary: £45,000 to £60,000 plus bonus and benefits
Experience: Senior conveyancing experience (team management essential)
If you’re a senior residential conveyancer who enjoys running matters end-to-end, leading a team, and building strong relationships with clients and referrers, this is a great opportunity to join and develop an expanding Residential Conveyancing team in Leicester.
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic Senior Conveyancer to help manage and grow the team. You’ll be trusted to handle a varied caseload with minimal supervision, while also supporting performance, compliance and business development.
This is a key hire for a growing team. You’ll combine hands-on conveyancing with leadership, helping to maintain high standards of client care and efficient ways of working. If you do not currently hold a formal qualification, the firm is open to supporting your development (including CLC or SQE) for the right person.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing a varied residential conveyancing caseload, including:
- Sale and purchase (including leasehold and new-build)
- Remortgage
- Equity release
- Transfer of equity
- Leading and managing a residential conveyancing team
- Building and developing relationships with clients and referrers
- Driving business development activity to support team growth
- Working confidently with case management systems and maintaining accurate records
- Maintaining strong compliance standards, including file management and process adherence
- Prioritising competing deadlines and keeping matters progressing smoothly
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience working in a busy residential property team
- Strong technical conveyancing experience across sales, purchases, remortgages and related matters
- Team management experience (essential)
- Confidence working with minimal supervision
- Strong client care and relationship-building skills with clients and referrers
- IT literate with working knowledge of case management systems
- Strong organisation skills, attention to detail and compliance mindset
- Genuine interest in business development and growing a team
- If you are not formally qualified, the firm is open to supporting CLC or SQE progression
What’s On Offer
- Salary: £45,000 to £60,000 plus bonus and benefits
- A key leadership role in a growing residential conveyancing team
- Investment in your development and progression (including CLC or SQE support where applicable)
- Benefits package including:
- Pension scheme with employer matching up to 4%
- Private healthcare (certain positions only and upon passing probation)
- Group income protection (certain positions only)
- Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3x salary
- Competitive holiday entitlement that rises with length of service
- Paid volunteer leave
- Long service awards
- Flexible benefits including the option to purchase additional annual leave, health screening and retail discounts
- Discounted health club and gym memberships
- Salary sacrifice car scheme (ICE, hybrid and electric), with EV charging points being rolled out across offices
Working Arrangements
Full-time, permanent role based in Leicester.
Next Steps (How to Apply)
Apply online or send your CV to lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.
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