Conveyancer

• Assisting with shared ownership staircasing, resales, lease extensions, Right to Buy/Acquire transactions
• Assisting with sales of land, deeds of variation, buy-backs and ad hoc advice for clients
• Maintaining and streamlining working procedures to enable a smooth delivery of service to clients
• Regularly reviewing and updating workflow and case management systems to ensure they are reflective of current best practice as well as regulatory and legal changes
• Deal with complicated title, planning, estate management and infrastructure enquiries raised by buyers’ solicitors
• Managing a caseload of difficult or sensitive cases
• Provide on hand technical support to paralegals and transaction handlers to ensure that clients’ service deadlines for completions are met
• Dealing professionally and articulately with client enquiries and communications, demonstrating at all times a sound understanding and knowledge of the nature of the client’s business and the relevant affordable housing product
• To understand the ethos of the Housing sector and assist in the attainment of key performance indicators and other quality standards required by the Housing clients
• Provide assistance to the Manager of the Asset Management team in supervising the team when needed
• Establishing strong relationships with the team’s clients and being the escalation point for complex matters and ensuring that client requirements are properly implemented by the team
• Delivering training to clients and internally to team members
• Any other duties as reasonably requested

• At least 2 years post-qualification experience, preferably within a leading housing or real estate practice
• knowledge and understanding of affordable housing products, regulation and procedures, particularly in relation to shared ownership and equity
• proven experience of handling his/her own residential conveyancing caseload (ideally in a new build environment)
• substantial experience in residential property – both leasehold and freehold
• mortgage lender requirements in residential stock
• investigation of title and reporting work
• the ability to understand, use and contribute to the development of computerised conveyancing case management systems
• a natural affinity and empathy with clients and referrers and the ability to present well to both internal and external customers
• the ability to draft documents to a high standard
• the ability to work effectively as a team player
• proactive and motivated
• excellent communication skills
• excellent organisational skills
• excellent attention to detail
• excellent IT skills

Previous experience of case management systems

Competitive Salary & Benefits