Conveyancing Assistant

Overview

Tilly, Bailey & Irvine is a well-established law firm with a heritage spanning over 184 years and over 200 members of staff. Over the years we have expanded and developed considerably and now have offices in Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Barnard Castle, Sunderland and Wynyard. We remain strongly committed to our longstanding values of courtesy, integrity and friendliness.

We are looking for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant to join our highly successful Residential Conveyancing team in Stockton. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the conveyancing process, ensuring that all administrative tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.

We are seeking an individual who bring positivity, energy, and a can-do attitude, and who will integrate well into any of our teams. This role requires strong organisational skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive approach to resolving issues.

Main duties include:

• Attending to clients on the phone, by email and in person whilst presenting a professional and friendly image in keeping with the Firm's standards of client care.
• Reviewing incoming post and ensuring the Fee Earner is aware of matters to be addressed.
• Assisting in providing updates to clients, solicitors and estate agents.
• Updating referrers using electronic spreadsheets and portals.
• Preparing Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) returns.
• Preparing standard letters and emails.
• Ensuring documents are saved to the client file in accordance with departmental procedures and files are kept up to date on a daily basis.

Experience you should ideally have:

• Experience of working in a conveyancing environment.
• Discretion and confidentiality.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• An ability to work to strict deadlines.

If you are looking to advance your career in a supportive environment where your contributions are valued, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Conveyancing Assistant.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £24,479.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3AD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Residential Conveyancing: 1 year (preferred)
• Customer service: 1 year (required)
• Administrative: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person