Conveyancer

Wilson Browne LLP.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional law firm is seeking an experienced Senior Conveyancer to join their expanding team in Leicester. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload including sales, remortgages, and equity release, while also developing client relationships. Strong business development, organizational skills, and previous experience in managing a team are essential. Competitive salary and generous benefits such as 26 days holiday, pension scheme, and health plans make this role attractive for those looking for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary

26 days holiday

Death in service benefit

Pension scheme

Discount schemes on retail and gym memberships

Health Cash Plans

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a busy residential property team.
• Confidence in developing and managing relationships with clients and referrers.
• Experience in team management required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the expanding Residential Conveyancing team.
• Deal with a varied caseload including sales, remortgages, and equity release.
• Regularly manage client relationships and ensure compliance.

Skills

Business development skills

Strong organisation

Compliance skills

IT literacy

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Tell me more about Wilson Browne Solicitors…

We are a firm with a vision and that vision starts with being a great place to work, a proper work-life balance, varied and interesting clients, opportunities for development and career progression, plus a host of other benefits. As a strong regional firm, we have an almost unique niche in our market with 6 offices, great clients, a heritage that goes back nearly 200 years, and a reputation that others envy.

Tell me more about the role….

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Conveyancer to join, manage and develop our expanding Residential Conveyancing team in Leicester.

This is an exciting opportunity, and the successful applicant will have proven experience of working within a busy residential property team and dealing with a varied caseload including:

• Sale and purchase (including leasehold and new‑build)
• Re‑mortgage
• Equity release
• Transfer of equity

You must be confident in developing and managing relationships with both clients and referrers, be IT literate and committed with a previous working knowledge of using case management systems.

Excellent business development skills are essential, as well as strong organisation and compliance skills.

Experience in managing a team is essential, together with an ability to work with minimal supervision.

Due to the nature of work undertaken, the successful candidate will be required to have a basic DBS check.

• Competitive salary based on your experience
• 26 days holiday, increasing with length of service and options to buy more.
• Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3 x salary.
• Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 4%.
• Discount schemes on retail, utilities and gym memberships.
• Voluntary Health Cash Plans available and Health screening.
• Regular long service awards and annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Many of our current partners trained with the firm and progressed to Head of Team or Board member positions, so the opportunities really are there for promotion. You’ll also be an integral part of the firm, potentially having a say in budgets, recruitment, input to marketing, business development and the overall strategy for developing your chosen market.