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Assistant Manager - Residential Conveyancing

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our Residential Conveyancing Team on a permanent basis, in our Milton Keynes office. The ideal candidate will be familiar with both freehold and leasehold sale and purchase transactions.

Department:      Residential Conveyancing

Salary:                  Competitive relative to experience

Location:             Milton Keynes

Job type:             Permanent

Ref No:                RCAM/MK

About Franklins

Franklins Solicitors LLP is one of the foremost solicitors in the Midlands and is highly quality ‑assured having achieved accreditation to ISO 9001 and The Law Society quality accreditation, Lexcel. Established in 1982, the Firm has offices in Central Milton Keynes and Northampton and employs over 100 staff offering expertise in: Corporate Services, Commercial Property, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Residential Property, Mediation, Wills, Trusts and Probate.

We set our own standards above and beyond what is expected in the legal profession and believe that excellence is not an exception, but routine in dealing with every client and their individual needs. This mentality runs through to our core values of passion, excellence, trust and united, which relate to our key strength and differentiator in the marketplace, our people. We are committed to recognising and developing talented individuals to provide a first-class client service that sets us apart from the vast majority of other law firms and legal service providers.

The Role

The LLP would be interested in hearing from applicants who have worked or are currently working in residential conveyancing who are looking for a position in which they would manage and run their own smaller caseload.  The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate their organisational skills, meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a team environment, whilst managing client expectation.

Key Responsibilities

  • To deal with client cases from initial instruction to completion under minimal supervision.
  • To liaise with client via email, telephone and in person.
  • To receive and issue correspondence/mail from/to the client, estate agents instructed on behalf of the client and third parties.
  • To time record all work undertaken.
  • To attend outside appointments and training courses as required.
  • To report to and act on instruction from the head of department.
  • To generate new business for the department and the firm.
  • To adhere to Quality and work management Systems
  • To achieve Key Performance Indicator targets, development targets and evaluate marketing of the Residential team.
  • To be flexible in supporting other members and undertaking other areas of work within the department as needed.
  • To maintain Lexcel accreditation and follow procedures for case/file management.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Previous experience within a busy Residential Conveyancing team
  • An ability to run sale and purchase files with minimal supervision from initial instruction to completion including undertaken title investigation and raising enquiries and preparing all reports required for the client, to then deal with exchange of contracts and completion
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team
  • Familiarity with the Lexcel accreditation including file reviews, corrective actions and procedures for case/file management. (desirable)

What you get in return

  • 25 days holiday per annum (in addition to statutory days) and an extra day off for your birthday
  • Social events throughout the year
  • Death in Service – 4 x your annual salary
  • 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme
  • Company Pension Plan (after a qualifying period)
  • Discount on Legal Services – 20% for Franklins’ employees and 10% for family and friends

How to apply

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter, detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, to Emma McNally, Partner and Practice Manager at recruitment@franklins-sols.co.uk. Please ensure you quote the vacancy reference number RCAM/MK.

Please note: Whilst we appreciate the applications received from each and every individual in respect of advertised vacancies, due to the high number of responses received it is not always possible to answer each applicant individually. Therefore, if you have not had a response within two weeks of submitting your application it means that on this occasion your application has n