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.
We offer a work-life balance, flexibility including hybrid/remote working

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 3 years + PQE. Solicitor, ILEX or CLC.
Responsible for progressing your own caseload of files & confident to hit the ground running.
Full support of a Legal Assistant and Post Completion team.

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.

Hours – Full Time - Monday to Friday, 09:00 > 17:15
Position - Permanent
Competitive salary
Pension contribution
Additional holiday bonus scheme (if monthly fees received target is met, they get an extra days holiday-potential for 12 extra days pa)
Annual discretionary financial bonus scheme, based on fee received.
26 days holiday as well as bank holidays
Hybrid Working From Home Policy
A very friendly and collaborative working environment

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