Level 4 Conveyancing Technician - Apprentice in St Albans

The firm Taylor Walton is an award-winning regional law firm with offices located in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. We provide legal advice and solutions to business owners, FTSE 350 companies, public and private sector organisations, charities and high-net worth individuals. We organise our legal services by expertise; Commercial Property, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Residential Conveyancing, Family and Private Client. Clients may well be supported through their business and private life experiences by a number of our practice areas with many clients engaging our services for many years. Our reputable success is attributed to the calibre of our people. In the same way that we are committed to providing exceptional quality legal services to our clients, we are committed to fostering an engaging and supportive environment in which to work and develop a rewarding career. We are very proud of our exceptionally high staff retention rate and an average length of service unrivalled within our region.

The department Our Residential Property department is our largest by headcount and has teams in each of our three office locations. We are proud to have a dominant market position in property and of our renowned reputation for delivering high-quality work for our clients.

The opportunity We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to kick-start their legal career in residential conveyancing while studying towards the industry-recognised Level 4 Conveyancing Technician Apprenticeship. The Apprentice will receive hands-on training and practical support from a team with a proven track record of developing junior employees at the beginning of their careers through the apprenticeship framework. The Apprentice will be allocated dedicated study time, equivalent to one day per week, to work towards their qualification. The apprenticeship typically lasts approximately two years, during which time the Apprentice will cover a wide range of conveyancing topics. Progress will be assessed through a combination of assignment-based and exam-based assessments. Subject to the Apprentice’s performance during the initial apprenticeship period, this qualification naturally leads on to the Level 6 Licensed Conveyancer Apprenticeship and ultimately qualification as a Licenced Conveyancer.

Key responsibilities Under supervision and with increased autonomy as experience grows, the role of the Apprentice will involve:

• utilising a case management system to ensure property transactions are progressed efficiently, including entering and updating key financial information into the system
• providing administrative support on property transactions including providing quotes to prospective clients, under supervision
• preparing client correspondence, producing precedent letters and preparing key property forms - all to be created in draft for approval from the relevant Solicitor
• providing progress updates to the supervising Solicitor and also to clients, agents and other third parties in the form of emails and telephone updates
• taking ownership of document management – keeping an electronic file up to date with all relevant correspondence and emails
• dealing with post-completion administration within required deadlines

About you To be considered for this amazing opportunity you must have:

• three A-Levels (minimum of grade C) plus minimum of grade 6 in both English & Maths GCSE
• a genuine interest in conveyancing law
• excellent IT Skills
• an extremely organised approach and be comfortable working towards tight deadlines
• a professional and courteous telephone manner
• a team-player mindset

What we can offer you:

• the opportunity to develop and have increased responsibility in a supportive environment
• a competitive salary
• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Birthday Leave
• Group Life Assurance cover immediately on joining
• Group Personal Pension with Firm contributions via salary exchange
• Cycle to Work scheme
• full induction and training programme with modern IT systems
• on-going access to in-house IT training
• an inclusive, supportive, friendly and professional working environment
• social events and internal interest/sports clubs
• employee-led active CSR programme
• half-day volunteering each year
• Paid Volunteer Time for all staff
• free Will writing
• free Conveyancing Thank you vouchers at Christmas
• Employee recruitment referral scheme
• Annual Flu Vaccination voucher

Wellbeing related benefits:

• Wellbeing Hub - an app full of fantastic resources supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bereavement and related support resources
• 24hr access to virtual GP services
• Counselling services
• Financial education resources including pension information webinars

For our Employee Benefits please see our website: Employee Benefits | Taylor Walton Solicitors