Job Description

This role involves but is not limited to:To assume primary day to day supervision responsibility for regulatory duties, utilising the Legal Supervisors to effect tasks emanating from the duties Act as Deputy to the Technical Director of Property as needed Manage the number of Legal Supervisors, adhering to parameters within the Supervision Policy and Procedure, recruiting as necessary To manage and support the Legal Heads and team of Legal Supervisors, to include execution of their duties and disciplinary matters, in accordance with your and their responsibilities under the Supervision Policy and Procedure To ensure that the company is always protected, adhering to all regulatory/compliance requirements, working in accordance with the spirit and the word of department policies and practices Work with compliance to manage duties emanating from responsibilities held under Lexcel, CQS, PI and mortgage lenders are met, with updates regularly communicated to those affected Understand best practice through learning and a maintained peer network, disseminating knowledge and process changes through the department to reflect industry shifts Together with the Technical Director of Property, work alongside Client Care to manage department complaints, sourcing lessons learned and feeding them back through training and communication Being the escalation point for the Legal Supervisors and Legal Heads. Together with the Legal Heads and Legal Supervisors, monitor open file levels, accounts balances, dormant files and liaise with the respective fee-earner actions required, monitoring completion Undertake file reviews including High Value Transaction reviews when required Act as the primary senior escalation point for department complex technical issues. When required, review potential new consultant applications and due diligence, approving as appropriate You must be willing to travel to other offices and to visit Consultants when required with this role

Requirements:

Legally qualified either SRA/CLC/CILEX ideally 5 PQE Organised and pro-active approach Significant experience and industry-leading technical knowledge in conveyancing Proven people manager Ability to build a team, manage and maintain morale, supervise and mentor Good problem solving and communication skills Ability to work to deadlines and achieve results

Company Core Values:

Aspirations:

To be the best that you can, motivated to do things better, works smarter not harder, embraces changes, learns form mistakes, takes an interest in the vision of the business

Integrity

: Open and honest, shows respect, admits mistakes, looks at ways to improve and share ideas

Innovation:

Creative and Dynamic, Adaptable to change, seeks ways of doing things better, get involved with work that makes a difference, continuously learns new things for personal development

Commitment:

Relationships for the long-term