Residential Property Solicitor
Job description
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THE ROLE:
• You will be joining a respected and well-established conveyancing team with a reputation for excellence in client service.
• Your role will be hands-on and client-focused, dealing with a broad and interesting range of conveyancing matters, from start to finish.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and local estate agents
• Supporting and contributing to a positive team culture
SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Applications are sought from Residential Property Solicitors, Legal Executives or Licenced Conveyancers with a minimum of 3 Years PQE.
• Proven experience handling a range of residential conveyancing matters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational abilities
ON OFFER:
• A supportive, collaborative working environment
• Opportunities for professional development
• Competitive salary based on experience
For more information or to apply for this role contact Theresa Lucas on or email .
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Open your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly states your PQE level (e.g. '4 years PQE Residential Conveyancer') as the advert requires a minimum of 3 years PQE — recruiters will screen on this immediately.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 80+ residential conveyancing files simultaneously, achieving average completion within 10 weeks' to demonstrate capacity and efficiency.
🎯 List the full range of conveyancing matter types you handle (freehold, leasehold, new build, shared ownership, Help to Buy) as the advert specifically values a 'broad and interesting range of conveyancing matters'.
🤝 Highlight any estate agent or referrer relationships you have built, as the advert calls out 'building and maintaining strong relationships with local estate agents' as a core duty.
🌐 Confirm your qualification type clearly (Solicitor, CILEX Legal Executive, or Licensed Conveyancer) in both your CV header and cover letter, as the advert explicitly accepts all three routes.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed a caseload of 75 active residential conveyancing files simultaneously, achieving average exchange-to-completion in 8 weeks across freehold and leasehold transactions.
- •Conducted title investigations and raised requisitions on 200+ Land Registry titles annually, identifying and resolving restrictive covenant issues that prevented 3 transactions from failing.
- •Built and maintained referral relationships with 12 local estate agencies, contributing to a 20% increase in new instructions over a 12-month period.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
With over three years of post-qualification experience in residential conveyancing, I was drawn to this Residential Property Solicitor opportunity at eNL Legal Recruitment's Cardiff-based client. My background spans the full conveyancing lifecycle — from title investigation and SDLT submissions through to exchange and completion — across both freehold and leasehold matters, which aligns directly with the broad caseload described in this role.
My background in residential property has equipped me to manage high-volume caseloads while maintaining rigorous attention to detail and strong client communication. I have consistently built productive working relationships with local estate agents and referrers, contributing to repeat business and a positive team culture. I understand the importance of keeping clients informed at every stage of 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 how you manage a residential conveyancing file from instruction to completion — what are your key milestones?
- ›How do you conduct a title investigation and what red flags do you look for in a title register?
- ›Describe your experience with leasehold transactions — what additional checks do you carry out compared to freehold?
- ›How do you handle SDLT calculations and submissions, and what common errors do you watch for?
- ›What case management software have you used to manage your conveyancing caseload, and how do you prioritise competing deadlines?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage a particularly complex or problematic conveyancing transaction — what was the issue and how did you resolve it?
- ›Describe a situation where a client became frustrated with delays in their transaction. How did you handle their expectations?
- ›Give an example of how you have built and maintained a productive relationship with a local estate agent or referrer.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified an error or risk in a transaction before it became a serious problem. What action did you take?
- ›Describe a time you had to manage a high caseload under pressure. How did you organise your workload to meet all deadlines?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to manage a particularly complex or problematic conveyancing transaction — what was the issue and how did you resolve it?
Describe a situation where a client became frustrated with delays in their transaction. How did you handle their expectations?
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