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Our multi-disciplinary Real Estate group is highly regarded by our clients and within the sector. It comprises not only lawyers but also town and country planners. We’ve brought experts into our services in planning, development, investment, landlord and tenant matters, social housing, construction and litigation with a particular emphasis on energy, housing, education, finance and investment funds.
Our plot sales team deals with the legal aspects of plot sales for our clients, including planning, development, investment, construction, litigation and dealing with both landlord and tenant matters. The team regularly acts on behalf of some of the UK’s biggest house builders. |
The role:
We are looking for a Legal Secretary up to Conveyancing Executive depending on experience to join our dynamic and growing Plot Sales team in Solihull, as part of our firm’s Real Estate group.
You will work closely with senior fee earners and partners within the team to carry out the administration and legal processes involved within all aspects of residential conveyancing on behalf of national house builders.
The role is based within a busy and fast environment with guidance and support being provided by the team.
The key duties include:
- checking help to buy documentation
- job sharing and running your own plot sales caseload
- working as part of a larger team and handling all aspects of the conveyancing sales process in the residential building sector
- maintaining close contact throughout the process with clients
- providing an excellent service to our in-house plot sales team and site agents
Skills and experience you will have:
- at least two years’ experience of dealing with the residential conveyancing process from start to finish or dealing with a domestic conveyancing caseload with supervision or supporting a fee earner with their conveyancing caseload
- a good understanding of residential development and or residential conveyancing
Key competencies you will need:
- the ability to process information accurately
- an organised and methodical approach to work
- the ability to work well in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues and others
- good communication skills with the confidence to liaise openly and clearly with colleagues and clients
- the ability to produce a high standard of work, under pressure, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail
- to be able to demonstrate flexibility and initiative
About you – you will be:
- highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
- respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
