Vacancies

Junior Residential Property Conveyancer

We are seeking to appoint a full time office based junior residential conveyancer to join a busy practice with an ever increasing residential property case load. You will manage a varied workload, encompassing the entire conveyancing process from initial instruction through to completion. You will be responsible for a comprehensive range of conveyancing services including sales, purchases, re-mortgage work, residential development and landlord and tenant related issues. You will be motivated to provide an exceptional client service.

In addition the responsibilities will include:

File opening procedures to include AML and verification of client identity, source of funds checks and risk assessments
Preparation of documents and property information forms
Ordering property searches
Attending to clients and taking instructions in person, by e-mail and by telephone
Preparation of reports on title and certificates of title
Managing the LMS portal and lender panel appointments
Handling exchanges of contracts and completions of sales and purchases
Assistance with marketing and development of the department
Taking of new enquiries and follow up
Conduct of casework and matters
Preparation of completion statements and invoices
Attending to post completion tasks including preparation and submission of SDLT returns and Land Registry applications
Archiving of files and dealing with residual client balances
Reporting to the head of department
Preparation of periodic technical releases for internal and external use

The position is based at our Lichfield office. You will be directly responsible to one of the directors. A candidate who is well connected and able to introduce work into the firm will be well regarded.

THE CANDIDATE:
You will be an ambitious and self-motivated Residential Conveyancer with a broad knowledge of handling residential property transactions. Strong technical skills in the relevant areas and the ability to work under pressure and independently, are a necessity. You will have a passion for business development, working actively to strengthen and develop new client relationships. You will have a good grounding in all the areas of work we are handling. You will be keen to make your mark on this challenging, rewarding and changing area of our work. You will be:

Driven to succeed
Organised and with a high level of attention to detail in your work
Personable and a good leader
Keen to achieve
Willing to work hard to grow the department and promote its success across the region
Willing to follow and promote the firm’s ethos
Perceptive, a good listener and ready to integrate

You will have:

1-3 years pqe in this area of work either as a solicitor or licenced conveyancer although we may consider newly qualified conveyancers depending on the level of training received.
A 2:1 degree though candidates with a lower level of degree will still be considered

A willingness to develop the firm, communicate well and work as part of a team of an established, but adaptable practice is of the highest importance.

THE IMPORTANT PART:
Salary will be assessed according to experience with a performance driven team bonus scheme, employers’ contribution to a NEST pension scheme, 25 days holiday in addition to the office and statutory holidays and your practising fee paid.

ABOUT US:
Adcocks is an award winning niche property practice with its headquarters now in the Cathedral City of Lichfield.

Employing close to 20 staff, the firm can trace its roots back to 1910 when Leonard Hedley Adcock started in business as a general practitioner in West Bromwich. Now a specialist practice undertaking mainly property work, the firm is well known for its Leasehold reform and enfranchisement work, employing 8 full time and part time fee earners working directly in this area (including a chartered surveyor who carries out the valuation work).

Adcocks follows an ethical position. We encourage all our staff to promote the firms values, take an interest in its running and follow a healthy and active lifestyle. Adcocks are business supporters of PETA (the Peoples Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and we have our own voluntary group, (The Adcocks Charitable Foundation) which staff are encourage to support. Its aims are to encourage animal welfare and to protect and improve the environment.

ABOUT THE AREA:
Lichfield is a pleasant Staffordshire town with a mediaeval cathedral and with excellent road and rail links. Both the A5 and A38 trunk roads pass through the district, the M6 toll road junction is about one mile from the centre and the main line station from Euston to Manchester and Liverpool stops (at Trent Valley) a short walk from the town centre. There is another station (City station) in the City centre running regular services to Birmingham Grand Central and beyond. The town has a variety of interesting shops cafes and bars, and a theatre and is a popular tourist destination. There is a good supply of residential property in the area and outlying villages.

WHAT TO DO NEXT?
If you are interested in applying for this position we invite you to contact us. Please email your CV to Nikki Evans our practice manager at ne@adcocks.com

Alternatively you may wish to have an informal and confidential chat to us, especially if there are questions you would like us to answer. Please call us on 01543 442100. Please ask for Nikki Evans our Practice Manager or Hedley Adcock our senior director.

WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
Once we have received your application we will arrange a time for an initial telephone interview. We will talk to you generally about your application and answer any questions about the role. Following that we will then arrange a time for you to meet with us. At that interview we are likely to ask you to choose a subject to talk about, to demonstrate your suitability for this post. We may also ask you to make a short presentation on a subject of our choosing. You will have ample time to prepare for that before we meet.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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