Eventus Legal is seeking an experienced and motivated Residential Conveyancer to join a well-established and highly respected law firm at their Horsforth office, West Yorkshire. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced conveyancing professional with strong leasehold expertise to manage a varied caseload of residential property matters. The successful candidate will join a supportive and progressive team, benefiting from excellent career progression opportunities and a collaborative working environment. This is a full-time, permanent position offering a competitive salary up to £60,000 (DOE), hybrid working hours, a quarterly bonus scheme, structured career development, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Role Responsibilities

The successful Residential Conveyancer will be responsible for managing their own caseload with minimal supervision while working closely with colleagues within the conveyancing team. Duties will include:

• Managing a full caseload of residential conveyancing transactions from instruction through to completion
• Handling freehold and leasehold sales, purchases, transfers of equity and other residential property matters
• Reviewing and reporting on leases, management packs, service charges, ground rent provisions and complex leasehold arrangements
• Preparing and processing legal documentation using the firm's case management system
• Maintaining regular communication with clients, estate agents, lenders and other third parties throughout transactions
• Delivering excellent client care while ensuring matters progress efficiently and within agreed timescales
• Supporting business development activities by building relationships within the local market and identifying opportunities to generate new work
• Working collaboratively with colleagues whilst also being capable of managing a busy workload independently

Person Specification

Applications are welcomed from experienced Residential Conveyancers with at least 3 years' experience managing their own caseload.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A minimum of 3 years' technical experience within residential conveyancing
• Proven experience handling both freehold and leasehold transactions independently
• Strong knowledge of leasehold matters, including lease reviews, service charges, management companies and ground rent provisions
• Excellent client care and relationship management skills
• Previous experience using a case management system such as SOS or similar
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a high-volume caseload effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Commercial awareness with the confidence to participate in business development activities

• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing positively within a team environment

Benefits and Rewards

This Residential Conveyancer opportunity based in Horsforth, West Yorkshire offers an excellent range of benefits, including:

• A competitive salary up to £60,000 (DOE)
• 26.5 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Realistic quarterly bonus schemes
• Birthday day off (on completion of successful probation)
• Office Christmas closure
• Holiday purchase/sell back scheme
• Hybrid/Flexible working (on completion of successful probation)
• Medicash Healthcare scheme paid for by the firm which includes 24/7 GP service
• Staff referral reward scheme
• Long Service awards
• Free onsite parking
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity schemes
• Life assurance - 2 x basic salary
• Company pension scheme and salary sacrifice of pension scheme
• Funding towards training and development opportunities and paid professional subscriptions
• Health and wellness initiatives including 2 hours of paid wellness time each week
• Opportunities for clear progression through a structured application process

About the Company

For more than 150 years, our client has delivered trusted, professional legal advice to both private individuals and commercial clients, building long-standing relationships based on consistency, care, and expertise across Yorkshire. They are a forward thinking and modern yet traditional, full-service law practice that believes in doing things properly. Their focus is straightforward, clear advice, diligent work, and a genuine commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for everyone they support. They have developed deep experience across a wide range of legal services, supporting clients through everyday matters as well as complex challenges and they take pride in being approachable, dependable, and thorough in everything they do.

Next Steps

Apply now to be considered for this career enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Conveyancing role based in Horsforth, West Yorkshire, please send your CV to Vanessa Grey at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at vanessa.grey@eventuslegal.com or phone 07572 760099.

If this job is not 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 in the Legal, HR, Finance and Accountancy sectors across the UK. 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 opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Our privacy policy can be found on the bottom of our website.

Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within ten days of applying, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.