Residential Property Solicitor / CILEx Conveyancer 3 PQE Hybrid working
Job description
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Residential Property Solicitor / CILEx Conveyancer 3 PQE Hybrid working, Essex based. Highly respected, regional firm are looking to grow the team to support continued success from offering a high-quality service. Reporting to the Head of Department with a varied caseload, supported by a conveyancing executive, responsibilities include:
- Freehold and leasehold conveyancing
- Sales, purchases, re-mortgages
- Transfers of equity
- Rights To Buy
- Shared Ownership Schemes
Along with a competitive salary this position offers a structured career path which is tailored to your personal goals and ambitions. For more detail, please apply with a current CV, we look forward to working with you.
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your Personal Statement with your PQE level and conveyancing specialisms — the advert explicitly requires 3 PQE and lists specific transaction types (Right to Buy, Shared Ownership) that should appear in your profile header.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed an active caseload of 60+ residential conveyancing matters simultaneously, including freehold, leasehold and Shared Ownership transactions.'
🎯 Mirror the advert's transaction types precisely — list Freehold, Leasehold, Re-mortgages, Transfers of Equity, Right to Buy and Shared Ownership as distinct bullet points under each role to pass ATS screening.
🤝 Highlight experience working alongside or supervising a conveyancing executive, as the advert specifically mentions support from one — demonstrating you can delegate and manage support staff will differentiate your application.
🌐 Emphasise your hybrid working capability and any Essex/regional client base experience, as the firm is regionally focused and values local market knowledge.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed an active caseload of 65 residential conveyancing matters concurrently, covering freehold and leasehold sales, purchases, re-mortgages and transfers of equity, achieving an average completion time 8 days below the firm's target.
- •Handled 14 Shared Ownership and Right to Buy transactions in a 12-month period, liaising with housing associations and local authorities to resolve title queries and meet statutory deadlines.
- •Supervised a conveyancing executive across 30+ simultaneous files, reducing administrative errors by 25% through implementing a structured file review checklist aligned with SRA compliance requirements.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Having built a focused residential conveyancing practice over more than three years post-qualification, I was drawn immediately to this Residential Property Solicitor role at your Chelmsford firm. The breadth of the caseload — spanning freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, Right to Buy and Shared Ownership — reflects precisely the work I handle day-to-day and where I deliver consistently strong results for clients.
My background in residential property law has equipped me to manage a high-volume caseload independently while maintaining quality and client care. I am experienced in collaborating with conveyancing executives to ensure smooth transaction progression and have developed a methodical approach to title investigation and risk identification that minimises delays at exchange and completion.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for managing a leasehold purchase from instruction to completion.
- ›How do you handle a Shared Ownership transaction — what are the key additional steps compared to a standard freehold purchase?
- ›What checks do you carry out on a Right to Buy application before exchange of contracts?
- ›How do you approach a transfer of equity where there is an existing mortgage on the title?
- ›Which case management software have you used to manage a high-volume residential conveyancing caseload, and how do you prioritise competing deadlines?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when a conveyancing transaction became unexpectedly complex — how did you manage the client's expectations and resolve the issue?
- ›Tell me about a situation where you had to meet a tight completion deadline. What steps did you take to ensure everything was in order?
- ›Give an example of how you have developed your legal skills since qualification and how that has benefited your clients.
- ›Describe a time you identified a risk or title defect during a transaction. How did you handle it?
- ›Tell me about a time you worked closely with a support member of staff to deliver a positive outcome for a client.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when a conveyancing transaction became unexpectedly complex — how did you manage the client's expectations and resolve the issue?
Tell me about a time you worked closely with a support member of staff to deliver a positive outcome for a client.