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Department: Shakespeare Martineau - Litigation, Construction and Affordable Housing - Affordable Housing - Sales - 2303

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Midlands

Reporting To: Emma Joy-Smith

We are looking for a Conveyancing Executive to join our vibrant Affordable Housing Sales team.

You will work closely with senior fee earners helping with Affordable housing sales in a busy and fast moving environment to support our Housing Association clients.

Our Affordable Housing Sales team is one of the largest in the Midlands specialising in all aspects of property acquisition and disposal for more than 60 Registered Providers across the country. We lead our competitors in the delivery of extra care housing for people over the age of 55. In the last 12 months we have disposed of more than 250 void residential dwellings, 450 extra care properties and 300 shared ownership units.

• Dealing with a variety of sale transactions including shared ownership, ‘right to buy’, resales/assignments’ and Plot Sales’ transactions.
• Having responsibility for the actions necessary within the workflow to ensure smooth completion of the transactions
• Reviewing and actioning correspondence from Clients’ Solicitors
• Being responsible for producing, monitoring and updating various reports as required
• Optimising client relationships by reporting to client and arranging conference calls
• Being responsible for closing files and sending to storage with engrossments sent to deeds storage

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role, ideally handling a caseload with minimum supervision
• Comprehensive experience of the conveyancing process end-to-end
• Qualification as a Solicitor or via CILEX is preferred, though candidates with substantial relevant experience will also be considered.
• Experience in dealing with housing associations is desirable, but not essential

Key Competencies you will need:

• Excellent communication and client management skills
• An ability to cope with a demanding workload and manage constantly changing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Drive and commitment with a team player approach

About you - you will be:

• Highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

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Additional information: Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities 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.