Conveyancing - Fee Earner - Low Volume - Customer Service Focus
Job description
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Residential Conveyancing Fee Earner - Low Volume - High Quality - Customer Service Focus
Looking to progress your career or simply change your environment? I am pleased to be working for an established business who through sustainable growth, have an opportunity for an experienced Conveyancing Fee Earner to take a lead role in the Residential Conveyancing department. This business is low volume, high quality, customer service being the focus.
Offering job security and progression, this local business is dedicated to quality and personal service. The role will involve all types of conveyancing matters from inception through to post-completion including:
- Registered & unregistered
- Freehold, leasehold, new build & shared ownership
- Re-mortgages, transfers of equity & help to buy
- Land Registry applications
I look forward to your application, please apply with a current CV or contact Carolyn Thompson at Reed Legal via LinkedIn for a 100% confidential chat.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with 'Residential Conveyancing Fee Earner' as the advert explicitly names this as the role title and department focus.
📊 Quantify your caseload history: e.g. 'Managed 40 active files per month across freehold, leasehold and new build matters' to demonstrate capacity even in a low-volume, high-quality context.
🎯 List every conveyancing matter type mentioned in the advert (shared ownership, Help to Buy, transfers of equity, re-mortgages) as separate bullet points under your skills or experience section — ATS systems will scan for these.
🤝 Emphasise client-facing achievements: e.g. 'Maintained 98% client satisfaction score across 120 completions' as the advert repeatedly stresses customer service as the primary differentiator.
🌐 Highlight any experience with both registered and unregistered titles and Land Registry portal submissions, as the advert calls these out specifically as required matter types.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed a caseload of 45 active residential conveyancing files simultaneously, covering freehold, leasehold, new build and shared ownership transactions through to post-completion.
- •Processed over 60 Land Registry applications annually with a 100% requisition-free rate across 12 months, reducing average registration turnaround by 3 weeks.
- •Advised clients on 30+ Help to Buy and shared ownership transactions per year, achieving a 97% client satisfaction rating based on post-completion feedback surveys.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Residential conveyancing across the full spectrum — freehold, leasehold, new build, shared ownership and Help to Buy — is where I have built my career, which is why the Fee Earner opportunity at your South Norfolk firm immediately stood out. Your focus on low-volume, high-quality work and genuine client service aligns precisely with how I approach every file I manage.
My background in residential conveyancing has seen me handle matters from initial instruction through to post-completion, including Land Registry applications, transfers of equity and re-mortgages. I have consistently prioritised clear, proactive communication with clients at every stage, ensuring they feel informed and supported throughout what is often the most significant transaction of their lives.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for handling a leasehold transaction from instruction to post-completion.
- ›How do you approach a new build conveyancing matter where the developer's solicitors are applying pressure on exchange deadlines?
- ›What steps do you take when dealing with an unregistered title for the first time on a file?
- ›How do you manage a Help to Buy or shared ownership transaction differently from a standard freehold purchase?
- ›What is your process for submitting Land Registry applications post-completion, and how do you handle requisitions?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when a client was unhappy with the progress of their conveyancing matter — how did you handle it?
- ›Tell me about a particularly complex transaction you managed and how you kept the client informed throughout.
- ›Give an example of when you identified a legal issue on a file that others had missed — what did you do?
- ›How have you managed your caseload when multiple completions fell on the same day?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to deliver difficult news to a client — how did you approach the conversation?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when a client was unhappy with the progress of their conveyancing matter — how did you handle it?
Give an example of when you identified a legal issue on a file that others had missed — what did you do?
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