Eventus Legal are seeking a Residential Conveyancing Assistant to join a supportive and progressive residential conveyancing team in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. This is a permanent job offering a salary of circa £26,000, with full-time, part-time and reduced hours considered. The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with openness to amended working patterns. The successful Residential Conveyancing Assistant will benefit from genuine work life balance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, gifted Christmas closure, free local parking, pension and hybrid working and remote working available after probation. This is an excellent opportunity for a Conveyancing Assistant, Residential Property Assistant or junior Conveyancing Fee Earner who wants to be actively involved in files without being placed into an unsupported, high-volume caseload.

Role Responsibilities

The incoming Residential Conveyancing Assistant will work closely with experienced residential property fee earners, supporting live conveyancing matters while also working towards managing their own manageable caseload of straightforward sale files.

• Assisting residential conveyancing fee earners with key stages of property transactions
• Working on specific parts of residential property matters, including mortgage offer reviews
• Chasing clients, solicitors, lenders and other third parties for updates and documents
• Preparing completion statements
• Supporting sales, purchases and related residential conveyancing matters
• Managing a small caseload of straightforward sale files, appropriate to experience
• Using the practice management system to progress matters efficiently
• Providing clear communication and excellent client care throughout the conveyancing process
• Learning from experienced fee earners and developing towards more complex conveyancing work over time
• Working as part of a supportive residential property team in North Shields, Tyne and Wear

Person Specification

Applications are sought from Residential Conveyancing Assistants, Conveyancing Assistants, Residential Property Assistants, Legal Assistants or junior Conveyancing Fee Earners with experience in residential conveyancing.

• You will have previous experience working within a residential conveyancing department
• You will be confident supporting fee earners on live conveyancing files
• You will understand the stages of a residential property transaction
• You will be organised, accurate and able to work well with clients and colleagues
• You will have strong communication skills and a helpful, proactive approach
• You will be looking for a conveyancing job where you can develop at a sensible pace
• You will be comfortable working as part of a team and learning from more experienced fee earners
• You will value a supportive culture, regular supervision and a healthy work life balance

Benefits and Rewards

This Residential Conveyancing Assistant job offers an excellent opportunity to join a supportive residential property team where development, balance and progression are genuinely encouraged.

• Salary of circa £26,000
• Permanent job
• Full-time, part-time and reduced hours considered
• Standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
• Openness to amended working patterns
• Hybrid working and remote working available after probation
• The number of days worked from home is to be agreed
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Gifted Christmas closure as additional leave
• Free local parking
• Pension
• Supportive open-door culture
• Regular one-to-one supervision
• Opportunity to develop from Conveyancing Assistant level towards more complex residential conveyancing work
• Good work life balance
• Friendly team environment in North Shields, Tyne and Wear

About the Company

This law firm is a well-established North Shields practice offering a broad range of legal services to individuals, families and businesses. The residential conveyancing team has a strong mix of experience, including junior team members, trainees, newly qualified lawyers, experienced non-qualified fee earners and qualified solicitors.

The culture is supportive, open-door and development-focused. Fee earners benefit from regular one-to-one meetings, accessible supervision and a team environment where people are encouraged to progress at the right pace. This Residential Conveyancing Assistant job would suit someone who enjoys conveyancing but wants to avoid a high-volume, unsupported environment and instead build confidence within a collaborative North Shields team.

Next Steps

Apply now to be considered for this career enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Residential Conveyancing Assistant job, please send your CV to Amy Watson at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at amy.watson@eventuslegal.com or phone 01325 624084 for a confidential discussion. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received for roles, if you have not heard from us within 10 days you have not been successful on this occasion.

If this job isn't 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.

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