New Build and Development Conveyancer

  • Employment type: Full Time, Part Time
  • Team: New Build
  • Location: Kingswood

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Conveyancer (two years’ + PQE, or five years’ experience) to join our busy and expanding New Build Conveyancing team in Kingswood.

Our team has established connections with estate agents and developers covering the South West region. We are therefore looking for someone who is engaged and confident with networking and other marketing/business development activities.

Our department is highly regarded, and we frequently receive excellent reviews on Google and Review Solicitors.

Note to agencies: unless instructed on a vacancy, we will not accept unsolicited CVs on a speculative basis and will not accept this as an introduction.

The role

Some of the duties you can expect to be involved in are:

Fee-earning work

  • Interviewing clients, taking instructions and keeping detailed file notes
  • Maintaining file checklists
  • Reviewing compliance documentation and analysing source of funds evidence for AML
  • Assessing quality of work undertaken
  • Issuing client care letters
  • Drafting or considering contract packages/legal site set-up for new build purchases and plot sales
  • Managing and running your own caseload
  • Raising and responding to enquiries
  • Submitting appropriate searches
  • Drafting title, mortgage and search reports
  • Acting for mortgage lenders and dealing with lender requirements and conditions
  • Conducting exchanges of contracts
  • Drafting and agreeing form of transfer deeds, leases and raising requisitions
  • Completing matters on schedule and within set developer deadlines
  • Ensuring post-completion matters are dealt with in a prompt manner
  • Advising clients as to the progress of matters and costs
  • Maintaining adequate and up-to-date knowledge of the law and practice
  • Checking all draft documents
  • Giving undertakings in the approved form in conveyancing matters
  • Participation in marketing activities
  • Participation in team, departmental and office meetings

Whilst you may not work predominantly on development site acquisition and finance matters, you may be asked to work alongside our Commercial Property team when these relate to new build sales.

Accounts procedures

  • Preparation of bills of costs, completion statements, exchanging contracts and obtaining Accounts’ approval for bills
  • Obtaining payment on account from clients
  • Requesting cheques and obtaining authorised signatures
  • Notifying Accounts of department incoming telegraphic transfers
  • Preparing written requests for telegraphic transfer for authorisation
  • Counting money received from clients as payments in
  • Requesting transfer of money between client accounts and the office account

About us

Barcan and Kirby is well known in the Bristol legal market both as a provider of excellent legal services for individuals and businesses, and as a progressive employer.

We are committed to developing and nurturing our people, and encouraging positive wellbeing and mental health is central to our culture. We encourage open communication and foster a culture where colleagues are supported in achieving a real work/life balance.

At Barcan and Kirby, we work hard to maintain a culture of kindness and friendliness, and welcome applications from individuals who fit with our values.

We like to think that we do things a bit differently from other law firms.

The ideal candidate

  • Qualified as a Solicitor, Chartered Legal Executive or Licensed Conveyancer or be working towards this
  • Previous conveyancing experience, ideally in residential new build and development
  • Experience in managing and running a busy caseload
  • IT literate and confident in using and adapting to new systems and processes
  • Exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner at all times
  • Enthusiastic about marketing and business development, in particular, social media and networking

Supervision experience is desired but not essential.

Location and working hours

  • Full-time (office hours are 9am – 5.15pm Monday to Friday)
  • Part-time considered (four days a week)
  • The role is based at our Kingswood office, but with the option to apply for hybrid working post-probation

Belonging at Barcan and Kirby

We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive working environment. We want you to bring your true self to work and encourage applications from anyone who embodies our values, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, disability status, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or anything else that makes you, you.

If there is anything we can do to make things more comfortable for you as part of the application process, including making a reasonable adjustment, please let us know by emailing recruitment@barcankirby.co.uk.

How to apply

Ready to apply for this role? Send us your CV and cover letter using the form below. Got a question? Email our recruitment team.