Conveyancer - Residential Property - Bedford

We are recruiting for a qualified Residential Conveyancing Fee Earner to be based at our Bedford office.

Opportunity to join our well established Lexcel & CQS accredited firm & national residential team. 

About you:

• Considerable experience in sales, purchases, remortgages as well as shared ownership leases, variation of leases, new build purchases, help to buy etc.
• Preferably 2 years + PQE.  Solicitor, Legal Executive or CLC.
• Responsible for progressing your own caseload of files & confident to hit the ground running.

DUTIES –specific to department:

• To handle all conveyancing matters from the initial instruction to post completion. This will include:
• To manage residential sales & purchases
• To handle remortgage transactions and equity release transactions.
• To check titles of freehold and leasehold properties
• To deal with the transfer of equity and matrimonial transfer
• To provide suitable support and training to the department’s conveyancing assistants
• To develop client contacts in the local area
• To cross refer clients to other departments where appropriate.

DUTIES – specific to you

• Local Knowledge of the local area
• Experience of handling residential property caseloads

Additional Duties

• To provide cover for other offices in the Firm when requested.
• To maintain good working relations with and behave politely and courteously to the partners and all members of staff.
• To comply with all performance standards and work practices outlined in this job description, the office policies and procedures, minutes of department meetings and as requested from time to time.
• To deal with the work and exercise a high level of competence, skill, care and management as is to be expected of a professional person.

• Full time role – Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.15 pm
• Pension contribution
• Financial Bonus Scheme
• 26 days holiday in addition to Bank Holidays.
• Additional holiday bonus scheme based on performance
• Salary is commensurate to experience

To apply for this position, please email your CV to Lisa Syrett - LisaSyrett@hcbgroup.com