We are seeking an experienced Conveyancing Fee Earner to join our residential property team. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of residential property transactions, providing accurate, client‑focused legal work and ensuring timely progression to completion. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically capable conveyancer who wishes to develop their practice within a modern, supportive law firm.
Key responsibilities:
Manage a personal caseload of residential property matters from initial instruction to completion, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity.
Provide clear, pragmatic advice to clients on transaction steps, timescales, costs and risks, maintaining excellent client care throughout the matter.
Draft, review and exchange contracts, transfer deeds, priority documentation and other transaction paperwork, ensuring accuracy and compliance with lender and firm requirements.
Progress matters proactively by managing priority dates, searches and requisitions, mortgage conditions and post‑completion formalities; chase outstanding actions and escalate complex issues where appropriate.
Liaise with clients, estate agents, mortgage lenders, surveyors, other firms and third parties to obtain information, resolve issues and coordinate completions.
Prepare completion financials, handle client monies in accordance with practice rules and work with accounts to ensure funds are received, reconciled and transferred accurately.
Maintain accurate matter records on the case management system, ensure time recording is up to date and assist with billing and completion statements.
Key skills and experience:
Previous experience as a conveyancing fee earner, residential conveyancer or qualified solicitor/chartered legal executive with demonstrable experience handling residential transactions to completion.
Good technical knowledge of residential conveyancing practice, including searches, title issues, mortgage documentation, leasehold matters and SDLT/completion accounting.
Confident communicator with excellent drafting skills and a professional manner when liaising with clients and third parties.
Highly organised with strong attention to detail, able to prioritise competing demands and progress matters with minimal supervision.
Mallory Pryce is a specialist recruitment firm for professional and commercial services. We have successfully placed candidates into permanent and contract roles within a broad range of disciplines across the UK.
At Mallory Pryce, we take care to understand our clients and our candidates, to match talented professionals with long term opportunities, that bolster business and professional growth.
We pride ourselves on robust and efficient processes that ensure positive and productive experiences for both our candidates and clients. Our network has expanded over the last 6 years since establishing the Mallory Pryce team and also following the director's successful career in recruitment spanning 15 years.
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