career paths
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We understand that it is important to provide clarity on how your career can develop with us, and what the salary bands are for each stage of your career.
Please click here for more information.
Salary bands are linked to knowledge, skills, experience and service to our clients, and the firm is committed to helping those who wish to learn and develop their technical expertise and career through a variety of roles, with full support in terms of continuous professional development, further education and professional fees.
Please click here for more information.
Salary bands are linked to knowledge, skills, experience and service to our clients, and the firm is committed to helping those who wish to learn and develop their technical expertise and career through a variety of roles, with full support in terms of continuous professional development, further education and professional fees.
CURRENT job role available
Residential CONVEYANCING SOLICITOR /
licensed conveyancer
(with partnership opportunity)
Looking to join a family run firm that specialises in Residential Conveyancing?
Due to our continued success, we have a permanent role available and please see this link for more details:
https://uk.indeed.com/jobs?q=dp+conveyancing&l=
OTHER ROLES -
please register an interest for the future
CONVEYANCING ASSISTANT / PARALEGAL / LEGAL SECRETARY
Location: |
Gateshead, Team Valley |
Salary: |
£18,000 to £26,000 |
Job type: |
Permanent, Full time or Part Time |
Looking to join a family run firm that specialises in Residential Conveyancing?
Due to our continued success, we have a permanent role available ( full time or part time ) for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant / Paralegal / Legal Secretary who has worked in a conveyancing department for a minimum of 5 years.
Looking to join a family run firm that specialises in Residential Conveyancing?
Due to our continued success, we have a permanent role available ( full time or part time ) for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant / Paralegal / Legal Secretary who has worked in a conveyancing department for a minimum of 5 years.
The role primarily involves the day to day support of Licensed Conveyancers and Solicitors (Fee Earners) as well helping junior colleagues to learn and develop.
The role can be either full time or part time with flexible working options and if you are interested in either applying or just learning more about the role, then we can arrange an informal and confidential chat.
THE FIRM
The firm has established itself as a premier provider of Conveyancing Services in the North East and offers excellent career opportunities as it continues to grow and expand.
As a modern, professional Conveyancing firm, our aim is to put a smile on the face of our clients, Estate Agent and Mortgage Broker partners by providing a friendly and efficient service.
We are neither an ‘old school’ firm nor a target obsessed ‘conveyancing factory’ where each individuals must hit individual objectives.
Our measure of success is ensuring staff are happy in their roles with a sense of pride and achievement on completion day - and this in turn leads to happy clients and agents who come back to us time after time.
HOW WE WORK
Our guiding principle is to make it as easy as possible for you to do your Conveyancing related job with clear communication at each stage of the Conveyancing process, and we achieve this through a combination of:
- Investment in technology using the UK’s foremost quote generation and case management system. This easy to use system dramatically reduces the level of administration and automatically communicates the right information at the right time to all parties, so reducing the number of calls into the office that in turn creates time to do the real conveyancing work
- Highly effective and fit for purpose client forms and streamlined office processes
- Avoiding the provision of ‘cheap Conveyancing’, which means we are able to control caseload level to one that is well balanced and achievable
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
- To support Fee Earners in day to day work
- To provide secretarial support when required
- To support junior colleagues as they learn and develop
- To answer and make phone calls to and from clients, others solicitors, estate agents etc
- To organise and maintain case files
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful candidate will be:
- Experienced and comfortable in handling telephone calls from Clients, Estate Agents, Other side etc
- Experienced in supporting Fee Earners in a variety of areas
- Capable of carrying out general office duties to a high standard
- Able to maintain a high level of presentation and accuracy
- Able to keep track of key dates
- Able to liaise directly with clients and other professionals; making appointments and managing diaries
- Able to assist with the development of office procedures
The successful candidate will have the following personal qualities:
- Enthusiastic and hardworking
- Have an keen eye for detail
- Organised
- Keen to learn
- Keen to help junior members of staff to learn and develop
It would be expected that an experienced applicant will be able to ‘hit the ground running’ in terms of the following types of activities:
- Handling telephone calls from Clients, Estate Agents, Other side etc
- Process Memorandums of Sale from Estate Agents
- Carry out and check pre-contract searches
- Prepare Report on Searches
- Prepare Report on Mortgage terms
- Prepare replies to Completion & Undertaking form
- Prepare Contract documentation to send to client for signature
- Prepare and submit Land Registry applications
- Obtain and check land registry documents and title deeds
- Request redemption statements
- Prepare Draft Contracts
- Prepare Completion letters
- Apply for OS1 & K16 searches at HMLR
- Check replies to enquiries & support reports to client
- Prepare completion statements
- Prepare transfer deeds
SALARY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- CPD and financial support - We believe that people go to work to do a good job, and the firm is committed to helping those who wish to learn and develop their technical expertise and career through a variety of roles, with full support in terms of continuous professional development, further education and professional fees. If you’re tied into re-paying training costs or fees to your existing employer, then we’re more than happy to discuss how we can help.
- Career ladder- As a firm, we believe it is important to provide clarity on career opportunities linked to knowledge, skills, experience and service to our clients - please scroll down for more information. Please click https://goo.gl/PXZ3u5 for more information.
OTHER BENEFITS
A variety of benefits exist including pension, discounted legal services, free eye tests and 1 day paid time off to volunteer in your local community.
HOLIDAYS
We provide a holiday allowance of 33 days (including 8 bank holidays) with up to 5 extra days for long service.
HOW TO APPLY OR REGISTER AN INTEREST
If you would like to have an informal and confidential chat with over a coffee during or after normal office hours (or over the weekend) then please make arrangements via Pete on peter.effard@dpconveyancing.co.uk and we look forward meeting up – Dawn and Pete.
FOR ANY ROLES -
please register an interest for the future
If you would like to register an interest, simply fill in the form at the bottom of this page and we'll keep you posted on current and future opportunities.
our current team
OUR TEAM
DAWN PICKETT
LICENSED CONVEYANCER & DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES Dawn is the founder of DP Conveyancing Property Law Limited with over 27 years experience in the Legal Profession within a number of law firms. 
DANIELLE BARRON
CONVEYANCER Danielle is a Law Graduate, and specialises in conveyancing support within the firm. 
PETER EFFARD
MANAGING DIRECTOR Peter is a Continuous Improvement (CI) and Organisational Development (OD) expert, as well as a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt with over 30 years of business experience. 
ELVINA FOOY
FINANCE MANAGER Elvina specialises in all finance related matters and business support. 
HELEN APPLEBY
CONVEYANCING SOLICITOR Helen is a qualified Solicitor with many years experience in the Legal Profession within a number of law firms. 
DEBBIE TAYLOR
CONVEYANCER Debbie has many years of experience in the Legal Profession within a number of law firms. 
MARRINA WARD
CONVEYANCER Marrina has many years of experience in the Legal Profession within a number of law firms. |
MARIE PATEY
LICENSED CONVEYANCER & DIRECTOR (PARTNER) Marie is a qualified licensed conveyancer with over 24 years experience in the Legal Profession within a number of law firms. 
AMBER FORD
OFFICE ADMIN ASSISTANT Amber is an Office Admin Assistant and specialises in conveyancing support within the firm. 
SARAH TINNING
LICENSED CONVEYANCER Sarah is a Licensed conveyancer with over 6 years experience in the Legal Profession. 
ANDREA DUNN
CONVEYANCING ASSISTANT Andrea specialises in conveyancing support within the firm at our Benton office. 
STEPH CLUGHEN
CONVEYANCING ASSISTANT Steph specialises in conveyancing support within the firm at our Gateshead office. 
LISA SIDDONS
CONVEYANCING ASSISTANT Lisa specialises in conveyancing support within the firm at our Gateshead office. |
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