Solicitor - Leeds

Ref: 173 Date Posted: Thursday 18 Apr 2024

Job Purpose

Due to a unique and exciting expansion in the English and Welsh legal market, our client is looking for experienced Solicitors to join an established, busy, and dynamic team in the Lincoln area. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates who feel that the time is right for a new role within a team which will be both doubling in size over the next six months and making a significant impact on the English and Welsh conveyancing market.  For interested candidates who are not local to Lincoln, remote working opportunities will also be available as coverage across several locations will be key.

Required Knowledge and Experience

  • Experience of managing purchase, sale, and re-mortgage transactions
  • Experience of running your own caseload
  • Experience of conducting title checks and raising enquiries
  • Previous supervisory and management experience desirable for team leader roles

Skills Required

  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work to deadlines.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • The ability to develop strong working relationships within the team
  • The ability to communicate concisely verbally and in writing with internal and external clients
  • A calm, helpful and professional approach
  • IT competent, particularly with reference to the use of Word and Excel.

Duties

  • Taking instructions relating to transactions
  • Ensuring that client files are kept up to date with all correspondence and documents.
  • Maintaining regular client contact and ensuring clients are up to date.
  • Drafting legal documentation
  • Dealing with all aspects of the conveyancing process in purchases, sales, re- mortgages, and discharges