Conveyancer

Job Title: Conveyancer

Location: Cardiff

Hours: Full time and hybrid

Salary: DOE

Key Tasks & Activity Standards of Performance

Carry out all legal aspects on residential property transactions

Ensure due diligence in all areas of processing a residential property transaction. To include: o Leaseholds o Freeholds o Registered properties o Unregistered properties

Types of transactions to include: o Purchases o Sales o Remortgages o Auctions o New Build o Right to Buy o Help to Buy o Shared Ownership o Transfer of Equity o Lease Extensions o Deeds of Variation

Deal professionally with other lawyers Estate Agents and all third parties associated with the transaction.

Using the OMS systemto progress cases efficiently and to the timescale set by the Protocol.

Accountable for all dealings with other lawyers and other legal aspects on all property transactions.

Assess risk on every transaction by using skills to make pragmatic decisions and to ensure appropriate legal advice is given.

Take responsibility for the quality of legal advice given on every residential property transaction that is assigned to you.

Ensure that all activities and tasks required to be performed are undertaken promptly and proactively prioritising where appropriate and support others to do likewise.

You must be able to evaluate AML information provided by a client and assess whether this is acceptable. In the event of any serious concerns or suspicions you must consult the Money Laundering Officer.

Identify Additional Legal Services and ensure that a client is advised and billed appropriately for these.

File Checking

Carry out file reviews prior to exchange of contracts checking for:

Accuracy of legal procedures

Official copies for Registered Proprietors Legal Charges and Restrictions

Satisfactory ID and AML information on the file

File contains correct signed documentation

Check payment details to include all redemptions.

Qualifications required:

Qualified by experience

Solicitor

Council of Licensed Conveyancers

CILEx or Law Degree or completed PLC will also be considered

Degree and/or Internal process

Training Mandatory training such as AML Customer Service and Data Protection will be provided by the company. External training is supported by the Company by prior agreement and where appropriate. Training will also be provided by the team manager where appropriate.