Trainee Case Handler – Conveyancing

Our Client is committed to training and advancement of its staff. It has a core team dedicated to Training & Development; it has a Training Academy and it is driven to FAST TRACK people forward with as much training as they want and at a pace individual can cope with to advance both in terms of skills as well as position and ££ Salary.

Equally, it focusses on the individual and their personality as much as qualifications / experience. In this respect they can take people at Trainee level with NO legal qualifications / experience – the focus then is on their personality / communication skills and desire to focus on Conveyancing as a long term career.

Main Purpose of Job

Motivating & Co-Ordinating Conveyancing Transactions to Exchange of Contracts
Chasing all parties for Information & Progress.
Assisting the Team
Carrying out Anti Money Laundering checks.
Converting quotes to instructions.
Responding to correspondence.
Dealing phone calls from clients, estate agents and other third parties.
Assisting the Team Manager with day to day running of a volume conveyancing caseload.

Key Activities

You will liaise with clients, solicitors and estate agents and other third parties to ensure all files can be progressed asap.
You will prioritise your daily task list
You will accurately enter data on the case management system.
You will respond to correspondence on the files using the Case Management System.

Dealing with phone calls from clients, estate agents and other third parties.
Issuing Sale Contract Packs
Preparing Search Reports
Assisting the Team Manager with activities required for the day to day running of a conveyancing operation

Knowledge and Qualifications

Literate
Educated to a good overall standard. Law Degree / LPC would be preferred but not essential
IT Literate.
A basic knowledge of the Conveyancing process would be preferred

Skills

Self-motivation.
Able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines / timescales.

You will need to work well in a team environment and on your own initiative.
Have excellent communications skills and telephone manner.
Absolute attention to detail.
Highly organised.
Flexible.
High customer focus.
Able to liaise / deal with lawyers, lenders, clients and estate agents.
Excellent numeracy.

Experience

Whilst some experience of Conveyancing would be preferred, people with a good Law degree, LPC or even good work experience in a volume / phone based client services environment will be considered, where their transferable skills can be utilised and developed

In applying, please provide a paragraph to SELL YOURSELF into such a role.