Commercial Property Conveyancer

Job Description

Commercial Property Conveyancer – Leeds City Centre – £50,000 basic + bonus

This position is for an award-winning, people focused, international law firm, which offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and flexible working options. Not only that, they offer support, development and progression opportunities.

If you are looking for more than ‘just a job’ and want to work in a friendly, supportive, and social working environment, this could be the one for you!

What’s in it for you

• Annual salary of £50,000 DOE
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working available – 3 days in office, 2 days working from home
• Flexible working hours available – 8am – 4pm, 9am – 5pm, 10am – 6pm
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Group Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness cover
• Buy/Sell Holiday entitlement
• Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Wellbeing support
• Sabbatical Leave

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for own caseload of approximately 25-50 files and compliance
• Drafting and negotiating commercial leases including new, renewal and reversionary leases, predominantly for landlords at rents generally below £50k p.a.
• Drafting and negotiating ancillary lettings documents such as licences to alter, rent deposit deeds etc.
• Creating and maintaining letting due diligence packs including title, CPSE, property specific documents etc.
• Answering tenant due diligence enquires including liaising with appropriate professional advisors of the client and/or the client.
• Dealing with letting/management applications (such as licences to assign, underlet, deed of variation etc.) during the term of existing leases.
• Dealing with completion processes such as deeds administration, collection of completion monies and post completion administration and billing.
• Supervising basic work carried out by paralegals who assist with such lettings and management matters (e.g. draft CPSE replies).
• Maintaining a worklog/status update for each matter with contemporaneous updates.
• Direct contact with client and other professionals engaged by client.

What you will have

• Qualified with a Law Degree, LPC, qualified Licensed Conveyancer, Solicitor or Legal Executive (FCILEX)
• Knowledge of Case Management Systems and Microsoft Office especially Word, Excel and Outlook
• Significant experience in managing a conveyancing caseload
• No commercial property leasing experience is required as full training will be provided

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