Conveyancing - Flexible Working - Fee Earner/Paralegal
Job description
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FLEXIBLE WORKING CONVEYANCING FEE EARNER/PARALEGAL - Suffolk
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 and supported progression
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.
⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with explicit residential conveyancing experience, as the advert lists freehold, leasehold, new build and shared ownership as core requirements.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed a pipeline of 45 active conveyancing files simultaneously, achieving average completion in 10 weeks'.
🎯 Explicitly list each transaction type mentioned (re-mortgages, transfers of equity, Help to Buy, Land Registry applications) as separate bullet points under your current role to mirror the advert's own language.
🌐 Highlight any experience with unregistered title matters, as this is specifically called out and less common — it will differentiate your application.
🤝 Mention flexible or hybrid working experience to reassure the employer you can self-manage a caseload independently, which aligns with the flexible working offer.
Suggested CV bullets
3 bullets our AI drafted for this specific advert, mirroring its ATS keywords.
Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed a caseload of 40+ residential conveyancing files concurrently, covering freehold, leasehold, new build and shared ownership transactions from instruction through to post-completion.
- •Processed 30 Land Registry applications per month including first registrations of unregistered titles, achieving a 98% first-submission acceptance rate over 12 months.
- •Handled 15 Help to Buy equity loan redemptions and re-mortgage matters within a 6-month period, reducing average transaction turnaround by 2 weeks through proactive lender liaison.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Residential conveyancing is a discipline I have built my legal career around, which is why the Conveyancing Fee Earner/Paralegal opportunity at your West Suffolk firm immediately stood out. The breadth of the role — spanning freehold and leasehold transactions, new build, shared ownership, re-mortgages and Land Registry applications — closely matches the caseload I manage day to day, and the firm's commitment to quality and personal service reflects my own approach to client work.
My background in residential conveyancing includes running a caseload of approximately 40 active files from instruction through to post-completion, including unregistered title matters and Help to Buy redemptions. I am comfortable working autonomously and have consistently met completion deadlines while keeping clients clearly informed at every stage.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for handling a new build conveyancing transaction from instruction to post-completion.
- ›How do you manage the additional complexities of a shared ownership purchase compared to a standard freehold?
- ›What steps do you take when dealing with an unregistered title, and what searches or checks do you prioritise?
- ›Describe your experience with Land Registry applications — which forms do you use most frequently and why?
- ›How do you handle a re-mortgage where there is an existing Help to Buy equity loan on the property?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a high volume of conveyancing files simultaneously and how you prioritised your workload.
- ›Describe a situation where a transaction hit an unexpected legal obstacle — how did you resolve it and keep the client informed?
- ›Give an example of when you had to deliver difficult news to a client during a conveyancing matter and how you handled it.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a risk or error in a file before it became a serious problem.
- ›Describe how you have adapted to working flexibly or remotely while maintaining the quality of your caseload.
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 of conveyancing files simultaneously and how you prioritised your workload.
Describe a situation where a transaction hit an unexpected legal obstacle — how did you resolve it and keep the client informed?