Conveyancing - Flexible Working - Fee Earner/Paralegal
Job description
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FLEXIBLE WORKING CONVEYANCING FEE EARNER/PARALEGAL - BONUS SCHEME- Essex
Looking for fa rewarding, agile firm? Want flexibility and support? I am pleased to be working for an established firm who through sustainable growth, has an opportunity for an experienced Fee Earner or Assistant.
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
In addition to a very competitive salary the position offers an attractive benefits package which features a BONUS SCHEME for Fee Earners.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation about this super opportunity, please apply with your CV. Thank you for your interest.
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your end-to-end conveyancing experience prominently in your Personal Statement, as the advert explicitly requires handling matters from inception through to post-completion.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed 60+ active conveyancing files simultaneously, covering freehold, leasehold and new build transactions' to demonstrate capacity.
🎯 List each transaction type mentioned in the advert (shared ownership, Help to Buy, transfers of equity, re-mortgages) as distinct skills or achievements in your CV to pass ATS screening.
🌐 Emphasise your Land Registry applications experience with a concrete example, such as 'Submitted 200+ Land Registry applications with zero requisitions over 12 months'.
🤝 Mention any experience working flexibly or remotely within a conveyancing team, as the firm specifically advertises flexible working as a key benefit.
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed a caseload of 55 active residential conveyancing files concurrently, covering freehold, leasehold, new build and shared ownership transactions through to post-completion.
- •Submitted over 180 Land Registry applications in 12 months with a requisition rate below 2%, reducing average registration turnaround by 8 days.
- •Processed 40+ Help to Buy and transfer of equity matters annually, liaising with Homes England and lender solicitors to meet developer exchange deadlines.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Residential conveyancing from inception to post-completion is where I have built my career, which is why the Conveyancing Fee Earner/Paralegal opportunity at your Basildon firm immediately stood out. My experience spans freehold, leasehold, new build, shared ownership and Help to Buy transactions, as well as Land Registry applications and transfers of equity — covering precisely the caseload your team handles.
My background in residential conveyancing has equipped me to manage a varied caseload independently while maintaining the quality and personal service your firm is known for. I am comfortable working with registered and unregistered titles, processing re-mortgages efficiently, and ensuring post-completion formalities are completed accurately and on time.
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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 manage a new build conveyancing matter where exchange deadlines are imposed by the developer?
- ›What checks do you carry out when dealing with an unregistered title, and how do you prepare the title deeds bundle?
- ›Describe your experience with Help to Buy and shared ownership transactions — what are the key differences in the process?
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when submitting Land Registry applications, and how do you deal with requisitions?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a high-volume caseload under pressure — how did you prioritise competing deadlines?
- ›Describe a situation where a conveyancing transaction encountered an unexpected legal issue. How did you resolve it?
- ›Give an example of when you had to explain a complex conveyancing matter to a client in plain English.
- ›Tell me about a time you worked independently without close supervision. How did you manage your workload?
- ›Describe a situation where you identified an error in a file before it caused a problem. What did you do?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you managed a high-volume caseload under pressure — how did you prioritise competing deadlines?
Describe a situation where a conveyancing transaction encountered an unexpected legal issue. How did you resolve it?