Eventus Legal Recruitment is seeking a Conveyancer to join a well established and growing residential property team in Brighton, East Sussex. This is a full time, office based role offering a salary of £45,000 to £60,000 depending on experience, together with a bonus scheme, pension contributions, and genuine progression to become Head of Department.
This Conveyancer role in Brighton, East Sussex will suit a Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer, Legal Executive, or experienced Fee Earner who is confident managing their own residential conveyancing caseload and looking for a position with clear ownership, autonomy, and long term progression.
Role Responsibilities
The incoming Conveyancer in Brighton, East Sussex will handle a varied caseload of residential property matters while helping to develop and grow the Brighton office. Duties will include:
- Managing a broad range of residential conveyancing transactions from instruction through to completion
- Handling freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
- Dealing with remortgages and transfers of equity
- Managing new build property transactions
- Building and developing your own caseload, working towards 15 to 20 new instructions per month
- Working independently as a standalone fee earner initially
- Providing clear, proactive, and professional client care throughout each transaction
- Liaising with clients, estate agents, lenders, brokers, and other solicitors
- Supporting the continued growth and development of the Brighton, East Sussex office
- Engaging in business development and networking activity to help expand the local residential conveyancing presence
Person Specification
Applications are welcomed from qualified Conveyancers in Brighton, East Sussex with all PQE levels considered, provided they have strong residential conveyancing experience and can manage files independently. The successful candidate will have:
- Experience handling a residential conveyancing caseload
- Qualification as a Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer, or Legal Executive, or strong equivalent fee earning experience
- The ability to manage files independently with minimal supervision
- Strong client care and communication skills
- Good organisation and file management skills
- Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to building work
- Confidence working in an office based role
- The motivation to assist with business development and networking
- The ambition to help grow a department and progress into a leadership position
Benefits and Rewards
The Conveyancer role in Brighton, East Sussex offers a strong package for an ambitious conveyancer looking to take the next step in their career, including:
- Salary of £45,000 to £60,000 depending on experience
- Bonus scheme
- Pension contributions
- Full time, office based role
- Opportunity to grow your own caseload
- Clear progression to become Head of Department
- Long term opportunity to build a team as the caseload grows
- A genuine chance to make the Brighton, East Sussex residential conveyancing role your own
About the Company
This Conveyancer opportunity is with an established law firm with a recognised strength in residential property work and a wider private client offering. The Brighton, East Sussex office provides residential conveyancing, wills, and probate services from a central Brighton location, serving clients across Brighton, Hove, and the wider East and West Sussex area.
The firm has a strong residential conveyancing profile and is known for providing client focused legal services across property transactions. This role offers the successful Conveyancer in Brighton, East Sussex the opportunity to join at an exciting stage of growth, with scope to develop the local office, increase instructions, and progress into a senior departmental role.
Next Steps
Apply now if your skills and experience align with this Conveyancer job. Alternatively, if you are interested in learning about this career enhancing job opportunity, please send your CV to Richard Hatchett at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at richard.hatchett@eventuslegal.com or contact 07495 734 342 for a confidential discussion. If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me at the details above for a confidential discussion on your career.
The Eventus Recruitment Group are award winning recruitment specialists operating across the UK and Ireland in the Legal, Finance and Financial Services sectors. Please note, the years experience and or salary are listed in our advertisements as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Our privacy policy can be found on the bottom of our website.