Legal Support Specialist Sheffield, England
Job description
Do you have an abundance of legal knowledge relating to the Conveyancing industry?
Are you looking for a role where you can nurture others to develop in their role?
We have some exciting news to announce! Due to a rapid period of exponential growth, we are now able to add to our fantastic legal team!
Are you ready to join an employer that is forward thinking, innovative and that can offer you endless opportunities for you to progress and develop in your career?
As a Group we were established over 30 years ago. We are conveyancing specialists who have decades of experience within the industry. Being at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, we are a modern business who can help you wherever you are in England or Wales to move house. With online quotes, digital forms and a library of video guides and resources you can get your questions answered whenever and wherever you are. Our technological expertise means we can deal with clients locally or at a distance.
We have successfully evolved and expanded over the years to now operate on a national basis. We are a Multi Award-Winning Employer offering an array of legal services which coupled with our visions for further expansion makes us a force to be reckoned with!
As our newly appointed Legal Support Specialist you will have responsibility for technical title checking, carrying out audits and file reviews, ad hoc coaching/mentoring and training and assisting with the ongoing training for our outsourced service providers in India.
As a Legal Support Specialist, you will be based in our Conveyancing Department, primarily reporting to the Senior Legal Support Manager on a day-to-day basis, but ultimately responsible to the Managing Director.
Role Responsibilities:
- To complete the full title check process on property transactions as directed - To carry out Title Checking with production of appropriate reports and legal enquiries and ancillary documents
- To carry out Audits and File Reviews within our Conveyancing Business and the wider Group
- To deliver on-going coaching and training to our outsourced service providers in India and other locations as required – this may include onsite training in India
- To complete ad-hoc coaching. Providing training to team Members in our offices across England
- To improve our case management system – develop caseflow / workflow processes across our Group and to our outsourced service providers
- Work on and recommend best practice ideas.
- To assist as required with complex / VIP cases
- Raise performance by supporting, coaching, motivating, and challenging colleagues and building on performance and development
- Manage priorities effectively whilst demonstrating flexibility, often balancing conflicting demands
- Lead by example in growth culture by demonstrating own commitment to personal development
- Assist Senior Legal Support Manager/ Managing Director with any other duties as required
- Monitor and comply with third party obligations and requirements.
Who are we looking for?
- Excellent coaching skills
- Team player – build trust through collaboration to achieve a positive outcome for our customers and our people
- A self-starter: proactive & always thinking of what the next step needs to be
- A passion for learning, and growing people’s knowledge skills and behaviours
- Able to balance multiple priorities within a fast-changing and demanding environment
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise accordingly
- Influencing skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solving ability
- Ability to work on own initiative or part of a team
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Must have a modern approach to conveyancing and it’s process driven, proactive, risk-based requirements
- Flexible approach
- Minimum 5 years’ experience (but all levels considered including more senior) in conveyancing fee earning dealing with sales, purchases and remortgages
- Must be competent and show experience in: Freehold, Leasehold, Shared Ownership / Equity, Lease extensions, Enfranchisement, Defective leases and titles, Registered and Unregistered properties, Transfer of Equity, Remortgage and Refinancing work, Carrying out File Reviews and Audits
What can we offer you?
- Competitive starting salary - DOE
- Healthcare cash plan
- Pension Scheme
- Free Costco Card
- Free daily fruit
- On-site subsidised canteen
- Death in service benefit
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual Summer and Christmas Parties
- Award Events
- Casual dress Fridays
- Hybrid working Policy
If you have the legal expertise that we are searching for, please APPLY NOW for consideration!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sheffield
