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.

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.

• 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.

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.

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• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Attendance bonus
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday holiday
• Northern Rail discount scheme
• Cycle2
  
  Work 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 and development opportunities

• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars

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