Senior Conveyancer

Role Summary

The job holder will undertake and supervise fee earning work in Guernsey Conveyancing providing efficient and effective legal advice, assistance and representation for clients and maintaining the highest standards of professional expertise and client care at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide quotes to prospective new clients/existing clients
• Attend regular conveyancing meetings
• Liaise with Conveyancing Coordinator as needed to discuss workload
• Train any new members of staff
• Time recording for complex matters
• Meet with potential new clients/marketing, if required alongside other support term members
• Prepare new matter forms for file opening
• Liaise with Compliance with regards to CDD documentation for our clients
• Prepare Immunity Applications and Open Market Housing Inspection Applications
• Conduct all title research, including using digi-map and cadastre system and utilising the Strongroom
• Site visits and attend any site visits with colleagues that may be necessary
• Deal with any boundary discrepancies to include liaising with other law firms, agents and other parties involved in the transaction
• Prepare title reports and explaining the contents within it to clients
• Liaise with the lending banks’ Advocates and provide them with title, indemnity certificate and draft conveyance
• Deal with any redemption requests within a reasonable timeframe
• Draft any Court documents i.e conveyances, delaissances, agreements, exchanges
• Assist colleagues by proofreading any documents for Court
• Prepare POA’s, LOA’s and Company Resolutions
• Prepare accounts, agreeing any apportionments of rates and taxes, rents with counterparties
• Attend Conveyancing Court to complete any transactions with clients or by POA
• Prepare Cadastre letters and send to the relevant States’ department post completion if required
• Attend registration
• Collect any registered documents from the Greffe if required.

Key Professional and Personal Characteristics 

• Excellent organisational capability with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant IT platforms
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to practise excellent client relationship management
• Ability to multitask effectively and manage time-sensitive documents in a fast-paced, busy, team-oriented environment.