Conveyancing Assistant - Conveyancing Department

Vacancy Description: Conveyancing Assistant – Conveyancing Department

Location: Atria, Bolton Office

Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)

Salary: Negotiable depending upon experience.

We have a vacancy for a Conveyancing Assistant to work in our busy Conveyancing Department based at our Bolton office.

The role requires excellent communication, organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload.

Job role

Duties

Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:

• To assist with all client work provided by the fee earner, in accordance with the firms procedures.
• To provide a friendly, knowledgeable and professional service to our clients
• To prepare mail and enclosures for despatch
• To deal with accounting processes including preparation of bank transfers for authorisation
• Organisation of post and emails on behalf of the fee earner and taking messages
• Maintenance of a diary for the fee earner
• To administer filing systems which include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files
• Use of the online case management system on the fee earners instructions
  
  

Skills Required

• Experience of Conveyancing is essential
• Needs an ability to multi task and work under pressure with a considerate and kind manner
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail (accuracy essential)
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Good IT skills
• Ability to work well within a team environment
  
  

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a law degree and a strong desire to within a conveyancing team.

Firm Details

The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach. We are Lexcel, CQS, WIQS accredited.

The practice has 200 people and has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.

The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.

Web Site: http://www.russellrussell.co.uk

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Attendance bonus
• Workplace nursery scheme
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday holiday
• Northern Rail discount scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
• Annual Christmas Party & Events
• Charity fundraisers
  
  

Training & Development

• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars
  
  

Applications: To apply, please click the button below to complete the application form and attach your CV.

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