Conveyancing Assistant

Job Description

Conveyancing Assistant

Location: Harrogate

Salary: 23000 to 28000

Experience: Previous experience supporting a residential conveyancing team

If youre an organised confident Conveyancing Assistant who enjoys keeping matters moving and supporting a busy team this is a great opportunity to join a well-established Residential team in Harrogate.

Our client is looking for a Conveyancing Assistant to provide cost-effective support to the Team Leader and fee earners within the Residential department. Youll play a key role in the day-to-day running of matters helping ensure clients receive a smooth professional service from start to finish.

What Youll Be Doing

• Supporting the Team Leader and fee earners with day-to-day conveyancing administration and client communication

• Undertaking supervised fee earning tasks including:

• File creation

• Generating client care correspondence

• Completing client questionnaires

• Handling routine client enquiries and communications wherever possible

• Collating matter start and matter completion data

• Deputising for the designated fee earner in their absence escalating urgent issues to a senior fee earner as needed

• Helping ensure matters progress efficiently with clients kept updated on progress and costs

• Maintaining high standards of client care in a professional pleasant manner

• Ensuring confidentiality and security of client and firm information

• Working in line with the firms procedures quality standards and compliance requirements

• Supporting marketing and business development activity alongside the Head of Department

• Maintaining clear communication with colleagues and building good working relationships externally

What Were Looking For

• Previous experience supporting a residential conveyancing team (or similar legal support role)

• Confident dealing with routine client enquiries in a professional way

• Strong organisation skills with good diary management and attention to detail

• Clear written and verbal communication

• Comfortable working to procedures and quality standards

• A pleasant but assertive manner with tact and resilience

• Competent using case management systems and standard office IT

Whats On Offer

• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off

• Hybrid working once youve passed probation

• Continuous professional development including structured induction in-house training and access to external courses

• Wellbeing Hours (7 hours annually for appointments or time needed out of work)

• Health Cash Plan (including 24-hour advice line and counselling access)

• Group life assurance

• Pension contribution

• Salary exchange (salary sacrifice) pension scheme

• YuLife

• Perkbox (retail discounts plus wellbeing content)

• Ability to buy up to 5 additional days holiday per year

• Option to carry up to 3 days holiday into the next holiday year

• Long service awards

• Free refreshments in the office (tea coffee and weekly fruit delivery)

• Social events organised through a social committee (including annual Christmas party and summer BBQ)

• Staff legal benefits including:

• Residential purchase and/or sale for your sole/main residence undertaken at no cost (excluding expenses)

• Standard Will prepared at no charge (excluding IHT planning)

• Discounted legal services for immediate family

Working Arrangements

Full-time permanent role based in Harrogate. Hybrid working available once probation is passed.

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to or call 0 for more information.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.