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 1–3 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
Job Category: Conveyancer
Job Type: permanent
Job Location: Sheffield