Conveyancer (plot) - united kingdom, leeds, west yorkshire

job title conveyancer (plot)

closing date 30-oct-2022

position full time - permanent

business entity gateley legal

department residential development

location leeds - united kingdom

job type experienced hire

description

we are a legal and professional services group, with over 580 professional advisers. we support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from ftse 100 companies to private individuals, in the uk and beyond.

forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face.

the team

our housebuilding team specialises in residential development - and nothing else.

with over 230 specialists, we have the largest residential development team in the uk offering a complete acquisition to disposal service. the team acts for national and regional housebuilders, promoters and institutional landowners on new residential developments of up to 6,500 new homes.

each of our plot sales hubs in the south, the midlands and the north on average handle approximately 4,000 plots sales per annum. each plot sales hub comprises four teams who work together to support plot sale transactions: site set up; plot sales; part exchange; and infrastructure.

within our hubs, our plot sales team has 135 experts who work exclusively for housebuilder clients on conveyancing work. each conveyancer is focused on delivering a high level of service that place clients front and centre. we invest in our people, recruiting and retaining the best in the market. we work hard in creating an enjoyable workplace culture that encourages the sharing of knowledge and experience; requires regular training on the law and developments in the sector.

the role

this is an exciting time to join our market leading residential development unit as the team continues to win repeat and new work from its impressive client base of recognised national and regional housebuilders. as a plot conveyancer in our fantastic leeds based team you will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and taking responsibility for your own plot sales matters with the assistance of a case management system. this is very much a client facing role where you can expect full encouragement and support in developing and maintaining those relationships.

key skills & experience

personality fit is absolutely key in this role and our successful candidate will be a personable, enthusiastic and confident individual with excellent client management skills. they will also demonstrate the following attributes:

excellent commercial acumen

great communication skills, both written and verbal

commitment to forging strong working relationships with our clients

ability and willingness to learn

strong attention to detail

an organised approach in managing time, work priorities and deadlines

a strong team working ethic

good it skills, ideally including previous experience of working with a case management system

discretion and professionalism at all times

calm under pressure and able to operate efficiently in a fast-paced and demanding working environment

diversity, inclusion and well being

diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of gateley's culture and values.

we recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, disability, and culture.

we create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. we offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.

we are proud to have been recognised by the law society as gold standard for our diversity and inclusion charter and to be stonewall diversity champions.

additional information

if you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. the screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.

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