We are looking for an experienced Conveyancing Solicitor/Fee Earner to join our busy Residential Conveyancing team at our Leeds City Centre office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established firm known for high standards, client satisfaction, and a strong, supportive team. While we take pride in our established reputation, we are also a forward-thinking organisation keen on embracing new innovations, technologies, and valuing fresh ideas.
At Levi Solicitors, quality and support matter – both for our clients and our staff. That’s why we’ve structured our conveyancing department into dedicated teams, each comprising an experienced conveyancer and a senior conveyancing assistant. This collaborative approach ensures a supportive environment, providing exposure to a wide variety of conveyancing cases, and offering excellent opportunities for both personal and professional development.
We are specifically seeking experienced conveyancers capable of managing a caseload from start to finish. You will handle a diverse range of transactions including freehold, leasehold and shared ownership, ensuring high standards of service at every stage.
Main Responsibilities:
- Full case management: Independently manage residential property transactions from instruction to completion, ensuring adherence to compliance and quality standards.
- Title checks: Conduct comprehensive title reviews, raise and resolve any issues,
- Mortgage and scheme expertise: Advise clients on mortgage offers and HTB (Help to Buy) schemes.
- Leasehold and shared ownership: Confidently manage complex transactions such as leasehold, shared ownership, resolving any challenges in a timely manner.
- Transaction coordination: Liaise with clients, lenders, estate agents, and other solicitors to ensure smooth progress of each transaction.
- Completion preparation: Prepare transfer documents, obtain redemption figures, and ready files for completion once contracts are exchanged.
- System and client updates: Keep the company’s case management system and portal updated, ensuring accurate and timely progress reporting.
Person Specification
We are seeking someone with:
- At least three years of strong conveyancing experience, with a thorough understanding of residential property transactions.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to professionally manage a busy caseload with attention to detail.
- A passion for providing quality client care and successfully delivering results on time.
- A proactive, solution-oriented approach to handling complex transactions independently.
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive salary (commensurate to experience) + generous bonus scheme
- Hybrid working – 60% office-based, 40% working from home (you are also welcome to work in the office full time if you prefer)
- Work/life balance and supportive, friendly work environment
- Generous holiday entitlement (including Christmas closure, your birthday off and incremental holiday days)
- Health care cash plan
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- A focus on work/life balance and a supportive work environment.
- Casual dress code (business attire only when meeting clients).
- Sports and Social and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee.
- Paid volunteer day off to support a cause of your choice.
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
Why Join Us?
Joining Levi Solicitors offers you all the benefits of working in a well-established firm while being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. We are passionate about innovation and welcome fresh ideas and suggestions, ensuring you can make a real difference to the future of the firm. Our commitment to investing in our people means you’ll receive ongoing support and development in a role that offers variety, responsibility, and career advancement.
If this sounds like the role for you, please apply with an up-to-date CV and brief cover letter to recruitment@levisolicitors.co.uk. Or apply below.
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