Rapidly expanding City based property company are growing their in-house legal team due to a significant increase in their workload and are looking for an NQ who is capable of handling all aspects of the residential process, from instruction to post completion.

The role

You will report into the Conveyancing Manager. On a day-to-day basis you will:

• Be responsible for managing the legal case due diligence and advance payment process for your assigned cases through rigorous process management
• Liaise effectively with the vendor’s solicitor and ensure that matters are progressed
• Anticipate and solve problems early in the process
• Make judgement calls on case issues within the legal risk framework and know when to escalate issues
• Work closely with the customer facing team so that customers can stay informed about the progress their property is making
• Work independently on cases
• Provide conveyancing advice to the valuation team
• Provide conveyancing details to our in-house progression team
• Issue contracts to new customers
• Manage the process of paying out advances on properties

This is a really interesting, forward thinking company and you will be responsible for optimising the conveyancing process and outcomes while managing the team’s capacity in line with their ambitious growth plans.

The company are based in modern, high tech offices and have a very dynamic, modern image and culture which may be a refreshing change of environment. They are looking for someone who would like to build a career in their company who can fully make use of their conveyancing experience already gained. It is essential that you are newly qualified solicitor with a seat in residential property, a very positive attitude and a proactive manner. You must have experience in end to end conveyancing including completion statements and invoicing. You will be given as much responsibility as you are able to handle and this is an ideal opportunity to take on a full fee earning role with a lot of autonomy.

Exceptional prospects and benefits are on offer including flexible working, health and dental insurance, gym discounts, pension etc

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.