Commercial Property Conveyancer - #1624049

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