PQE: 8+ years
Department: Residential Conveyancing
Location: Glasgow - This is a client facing role and is likely to involve some supervision of other conveyancers, so is predominantly office based.
Working hours: This is a full time role, 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (35 hours per week)
Reporting to: Residential Conveyancing Partners/Head of Residential Conveyancing
Job Type: Permanent
Closing date: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews held on a rolling basis.
We have a great opportunity for an experienced conveyancer, with relevant experience, to join our forward thinking and dynamic Residential Conveyancing team. This role will involve regular client contact and the successful candidate should be committed to providing an excellent level of client care. In addition to technical competencies, the candidate should also be able to communicate in a confident, clear and accessible way and enjoy working as part of a close and well-integrated team.
- Provision of a quality service to clients in dealing principally Sales, Purchases, Remortgages
- An ability to take on complex work and/or deal with high net worth clients
- Generate satisfactory level of fee income in accordance with set fee income targets, record all time accurately and fee promptly during and/or on completion of transactions
- Adhere to monthly fee earner certificate process
- Keep up to date with developments in the law and regulatory requirements
- Take part in regular departmental business meetings.
- Sound legal knowledge with in-depth experience in that area of law and a high level of technical competence
- Ability to develop positive working relationships across the firm and with clients; gain the respect of colleagues
- Ability to assess clients’ needs and offer practical guidance
- Acts as a positive ambassador for the Firm both internally and externally
- Ability to work largely unsupervised
- Ability to meet fee targets and achieve strong realisation rates
- Works effectively with other team members, and is able to supervise the work of those less qualified
- Actively supports department partners and management
- Takes a proactive approach to matter administration and completes monthly file review process for all matters where marked as fee earner on file
- Has or is developing a network of contacts with the possibility of client base referrals
- Building a reputation in the market; has an active involvement in firm activities both business and social
- Ability to plan and develop practice area in a structured way.
At Lindsays, we're a full-service law firm with a strong reputation for helping individuals, families, businesses, and charities navigate life’s opportunities and challenges with confidence and trust.
From our offices across Scotland, our team combines expertise with a commitment to care and consideration, guiding our clients through the moments in life that matter most.
With strong residential property and private client departments, we also have an expanding range of corporate and commercial services, encompassing company law, corporate finance, intellectual property, technology, employment, charity law, rural property, commercial property and construction, all of which enjoy an excellent reputation in the marketplace.
With 56 Partners and over 300 staff, our goal is to have the right staff with the right skills to ensure we best advise and support our clients. We are committed to investing in our people and believe in helping our staff succeed.
Diversity and inclusion play an integral part in the people strategy at Lindsays. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people feel valued and can reach their full potential.
Lindsays is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation. For information on our Candidate Privacy Notice, please click here.
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