Senior Conveyancer / Property Lawyer in Leeds

Hi, we’re Optima Legal, part of the PEXA Group. We know you’ll Google us before applying, so let’s keep this brief. At Optima Legal, we are a specialist property law firm, with an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) status. We are proud to be a conveyancer of choice for 8 out of 10 major banks and lenders in the UK and have more than 300 UK‑based employees who deal with thousands of conveyancing transactions between them every day. The team is led by a group of experienced, specialist solicitors who are equipped to handle the most complex of remortgage transactions.

Why join Optima Legal? Great question! We pride ourselves on attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of people in an equally diverse range of roles and specialisms – who together achieve outstanding results. Our transparent approach and open‑door policy make Optima Legal a great place to work and as our business expands, we are looking for ambitious, talented people to join us.

Location: Leeds (Hybrid and flexible working available)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: c£45,000, plus annual bonus and excellent benefits package

We are looking for an experienced Property Lawyer or Senior Conveyancer who is looking for an opportunity beyond fee earning. This role offers the opportunity to combine complex legal work, lender engagement, supervisory support and team development within a busy remortgage department. You will act as a trusted deputy to the Supervising Lawyer while serving as a technical escalation point for complex matters across the wider business. If you enjoy solving challenging legal problems, influencing standards, and developing others, this role is designed for you.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee complex residential conveyancing matters
• Act as a referral point for complex cases from lender clients and internal teams.
• Provide risk‑based, commercially sound technical guidance
• Support the Supervising Lawyer with legal oversight, quality assurance and compliance.
• Conduct file reviews and assist with risk mitigation.
• Embed best practice across sales, purchases and remortgage workflows.
• Support lender clients with complex case referrals.
• Provide technical reassurance and clear legal guidance.
• Help strengthen the firm’s reputation for handling specialist remortgage work.
• Mentor and coach junior lawyers and conveyancers.
• Support development planning and technical upskilling.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, quality and continuous improvement
• Use performance data and case metrics to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to operational enhancements within the volume remortgage function.

Your experience

• Qualified Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or CILEX
• Broad residential conveyancing expertise (sales, purchases and remortgages).
• Proven experience handling complex and non‑standard matters.
• Comfortable acting as a technical escalation point.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members.
• Commercially aware, analytical and confident in using data to inform decisions.
• Strong communicator with the ability to build credibility with lender clients.

Benefits for PEXA employees include

• Annual Leave: 25 days per year (Jan‑Dec), increasing to 27 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time).
• Annual Leave Purchase: Option to purchase up to 1 working week of additional leave.
• Wellness Days: 4 paid days per year to rest and recharge (pro‑rata for part‑time).
• Paid Volunteer Day: 1 paid day per year to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
• Pension scheme (Aviva): 6% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution.
• Life Assurance: 4× basic salary.
• Health Flex Pot via Benifex: £800 flexible benefit to spend on health options of your choice, including: Private Health Insurance / Health Cash Plan / Dental Plan / Health Assessments.
• Additional Benifex perks: Voluntary opt‑in for additional benefits including Activity Pass, discounts via Perkbox, Beauty and Fitness Discount Card, Cycle to Work, Motor Breakdown, Will Writing, or enhance your cover of benefits provided by company.
• Critical Illness Cover: 1× basic salary.
• Group‑wide Equity Plan: Eligibility for participation in our Group‑wide employee share plan, subject to annual invitation.
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption Pay: Up to 20 weeks full pay.
• Enhanced Paternity Pay: Up to 4 weeks full pay.
• Performance‑based Incentive Scheme: Eligibility for a discretionary Short Term Incentive plan, based on job role and level.
• Learning & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, reimbursement of your professional membership costs.
• Additional: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing resources, eye test vouchers and VDU glasses contribution.

Sounds like you? We at Optima Legal are ready so if this role sounds like you apply today.