Solicitor – Real Estate
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Salary | Competitive | Location | Altrincham |
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Status | Permanent, Full Time | Benefits | TBC |
Responsible to: Lauren Basger
Responsible for: To manage a range of Residential Conveyancing property matters from initial instruction to the conclusion of the matter
Key Tasks
- Ensure usage of KM’s Service Level Agreements with differing clients
- To give estimates of costs to new clients using KM’s fee scale
- To take initial instructions for Sale and Purchase of residential matters
- To open files and progress matters in line with departmental procedures
- To undertake administrative work on files including letter and form production and photocopying as required
- To liaise with clients, estate agents, commercial agents, mortgage lenders and solicitors by telephone, post, e-mail or in person, as necessary, at every stage of the transaction
- To manage a range of property matters from initial instruction through to matter conclusion
- To undertake any additional delegated tasks including dealing with pre exchange of contract work, title reports, searches, raising enquiries etc
- To manage post-exchange work and registrations, including completion statements
- To manage post-completion work including stamping of documents, Registration and Scheduling of Deeds
- To maintain your own diary and handle matters arising, in liaison with other Legal Advisers
- To cover the residential property work of other Legal Advisers in their absence and assist where possible in relation to all other property related enquiries
- To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and clients’ documentation
- To undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development
- To achieve agreed levels of time-recording (as appropriate) in conjunction with the Marketing team, to contribute to business development activity and networking events
- To provide support to other Legal Advisers and Assistants in the Residential Property Departments, as may be required
- To undertake any other tasks as may be required from time to time relating to residential property matters.
Knowledge & Skills Required
- efficient and well organised, with good control of diary systems and competent in the firm’s computer facilities;
- ideally a qualified Solicitor with at least 4 years’ PQE but applications will be considered from those with alternative relevant qualifications or who can demonstrate equivalent skills and experience;
- excellent knowledge of residential property processes and procedures;
- effective oral and written communication skills;
- pleasant and positive manner in dealing with colleagues and clients;
- ability to evaluate a situation in the face of time constraints and react appropriately;
- good time management, file organisation and personal organisation;
- working in a team, sometimes referring cases to the head of department;
- supervising and delegating work to trainee solicitors, paralegals and legal secretaries as appropriate;
- arranging and attending further client meetings where necessary to progress with the case and finalise documentation;
- checking all documentation prior to signing and implementing;
- calculating claims for damages, compensation, maintenance, etc;
- administrative duties, e.g. completing time sheets so that charges for work can be calculated and billing clients for work done on their behalf;
- taking referrals from other firms of solicitors when a conflict of interest arises or if they have no specialist practitioner available;
- keeping up to date with changes and developments in the law by reading journals and law reports;
- undertaking a range of continuing professional development (CPD) activities;
- be involved in the firm’s marketing activities generally.
How can we help you?
Contact us or call us on 0161 850 9911
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