Job Description

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it's personal or business, we understand that everyone's situation is different. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.
We're looking to add a Conveyancing Assistant to be based from our Newbury Office.
Our Team
The Conveyancing Assistant provides administrative support to fee earners, enabling them to deliver high-quality legal advice and an exceptional conveyancing and leasehold enfranchisement service to our clients.
This role will require approximately four days a week in the office. The primary office location is Newbury; however, there is flexibility for the role to be based in one of our other Southern offices--either London or Reading.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
You will assist fee-earners with managing their caseloads of purchase, sale, remortgage, leasehold enfranchisement and other associated matters for both freehold and leasehold properties.

• Dealing with client handling and case management effectively and efficiently.
• Supporting conveyancing tasks for fee earners including, but not limited to:

• Completing file openings and set up including conflict checks
• Preparing sales packs including preparing draft contract and initial protocol forms.
• Communicating with various parties involved in the matter such as estate agents, managing agents, other solicitors, clients etc
• Preparing draft property search reports
• Completing post completion documents
• Registering documents at HM Land Registry
• Submitting SDLT applications
• Supporting leasehold enfranchisement and leasehold extension matters including:

• Drafting documents including leases, statutory notices, transfers, and lender's consent
• Preparing letters to clients, banks, other solicitors etc.
• Carrying out research

• Updating spreadsheets and keep track of statutory dates
• Liaise closely with clients to keep them up to date on the progress of their work
• Ensuring all appropriate documentation is recorded and updated as required.
• Reprographics tasks including photocopying, scanning, binding and printing

About You

• You will have strong IT skills and have a high proficiency in all Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience of working with case management systems and handling a demanding caseload.
• Have experience working in an administrative/secretarial capacity, working with strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience providing excellent customer and client service.
• Have experience with Conveyancing/Residential Property processes.
• Be familiar with HMLR, SDLT and conveyancing searches and documentation.
• Experience with leasehold enfranchisement, although this is not essential (training will be available)

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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Location
Newbury
Oxford House, 12-20 Oxford St, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG14 1JB
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We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them
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Sub-Department:
Residential Property
Sub-Division:
Private Client Group
Company:
IM LLP
Working Hours:
Full Time
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
:
Newbury
Salary:
Competitive
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