Property Lawyer / Conveyancer

Role Overview

• Ensure client transactions continue progressing smoothly during colleague absences
• Build trusted relationships with property lawyers and conveyancing teams across the business
• Deliver excellent customer outcomes while maintaining service standards and compliance requirements
• Confidently manage a broad range of conveyancing matters with minimal supervision
• Support teams during periods of increased demand or operational pressure
• Contribute to a culture of shared responsibility, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Help maintain the high levels of service and client satisfaction that Eden is known for
• Take temporary ownership of residential conveyancing files from instruction through to completion and file closure
• Progress transactions effectively, ensuring key milestones, exchanges and completions remain on track
• Identify priorities requiring immediate attention
• Maintain accurate case records, notes and activity updates within the case management system
• Resolve issues proactively to minimise delays and deliver positive customer outcomes
• Develop strong working relationships with conveyancers and property lawyers across the business
• Provide clear file notes, updates and recommendations to support smooth handovers
• Communicate proactively with clients, estate agents, lenders, brokers and other conveyancers throughout the transaction process
• Support colleagues during periods of increased workload or operational demand
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and internal requirements
• Identify and resolve conveyancing issues across a range of transaction types
• Deliver work to a consistently high standard while meeting business performance expectations
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability and client-focused service delivery
• Support teams experiencing capacity challenges
• Progress ageing or backlog matters
• Assist with exchanges, completions and critical deadlines
• Contribute ideas and feedback to improve processes, workflows and ways of working

Requirements

• Proven experience managing residential conveyancing transactions with minimal day-to-day supervision
• Strong experience handling sales and purchases from instruction to completion
• Experience of remortgage and transfer of equity transactions
• Experience of freehold and leasehold matters
• Strong communication and client care skills
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation abilities
• Confidence using case management systems and digital tools
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Ability to quickly understand and take ownership of existing matters
• Strong team-working skills
• Recent CPD, including AML training

Benefits

• Salary: £30k
• £40k FTE (dependent on experience), plus performance bonus scheme from 7% up to 17% of annual salary.
• Significant investment in your learning and development
• Mentoring and structured induction
• Full home working setup
• Fully remote working
• Full time or part-time opportunity available (minimum 30 hours per week)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Buy or sell 5 days of annual leave
• Company shutdown between Christmas and New Year (reserved from annual leave)
• Private health insurance
• Group life assurance
• £25 monthly wellbeing allowance
• Monthly pastoral support
• Supportive, collaborative culture
• Modern technology and digital-first processes