New Job Opening: Conveyancing Solicitor in Hornchurch, UK

Job Description

Residential Conveyancing Solicitor / Licensed Conveyancer / Legal Executive (3+ PQE)

Salary: £45,000–£60,000 DOE

Location: Essex area

Manage your own caseload with genuine progression

The opportunity

Key responsibilities

• Managing 25–30 new residential conveyancing files per month


• Handling matters from instruction to completion, including:
  
  
  
  • Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
  
  
  • Re-mortgages
  
  
  • Transfers of equity
  
  
  
  


• Advising clients clearly and proactively throughout the transaction


• Supporting business development activities (relationship building, referrals, local networking where appropriate)

Requirements (skills and experience)

• 3+ years’ PQE (or equivalent experience) in UK residential conveyancing


• Qualified as a Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer, or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEx)


• Proven ability to run a residential caseload with minimal supervision


• Strong technical understanding of:
  
  
  
  • Freehold/leasehold transactions
  
  
  • Title investigation and reporting
  
  
  • Exchange/completion processes
  
  
  • Lender requirements and compliance
  
  
  
  


• Excellent communication skills (clients, agents, lenders and internal stakeholders)

Desirable (not essential)

• Experience with new build and/or shared ownership matters

Location and working arrangements

• Office-based role in the Essex area


• Full-time, permanent


• Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–6:00pm

Salary and benefits

• Salary: £45,000–£60,000 depending on experience


• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (typical for this level)


• Pension contribution


• Performance-related bonus (where applicable)


• Training and CPD support


• Career progression as the team continues to expand (scope to step up in responsibility and seniority)

Apply / enquire (confidential)