Location: Fareham office / Hybrid, 2:3 days in
Salary: Salary dependent upon experience (No fee earning and no personal caseload)
Vacancy Type: Full time, Permanent
Non fee:earning, technical Conveyancing Team Leader
Are you an experienced conveyancer ready to step into a leadership role: without the burden of managing your own caseload?
Lawcomm Solicitors is looking for an experienced Conveyancing Team Leader to lead a busy residential property team. The successful candidate will manage a team of fee earners, ensure consistently high standards of client care and compliance and drive continuous improvement in processes, systems and service delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to move away from fee earning and focus on what really makes an impact.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys the technical side of conveyancing and supporting others. You will use all your skills as a Conveyancer but in a strategic and people-focused way: guiding a team, resolving complex queries, and ensuring best practice is followed throughout.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the residential conveyancing team, providing supervision and workload allocation to ensure efficient case progression and high-quality client service.
- Maintain oversight of case management and file compliance, ensuring adherence to firm procedures and regulatory requirements including AML and client identification checks.
- Monitor key performance indicators and service standards for the team.
- Liaise with clients, estate agents, mortgage lenders, introducers and other third parties to manage expectations, timescales and resolve transactional issues in a professional manner.
- Drive continuous improvement by reviewing and updating checklists and workflows; champion adoption of conveyancing technology and digital tools to enhance efficiency and reduce risk.
- Develop team members; deliver training and foster a collaborative, client-focused culture that maintains professional standards.
- Provide regular reporting to senior management on team performance, compliance matters and risk issues; contribute to strategic planning for the firm.
Key Skills And Experience Required
- Minimum 5 years conveyancing experience
- Strong technical knowledge of residential property transactions including sales, purchases, remortgages and transfers of equity.
- Sound understanding of compliance obligations, including AML, client identity checks and file audit requirements.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a professional manner when dealing with clients, and fee earners. The ability to communicate and resolve issues effectively.
- Commercial awareness with experience of managing targets.
- High level of digital literacy and experience of legal case management and conveyancing software; willingness to evaluate and implement technology improvements.
- Relevant professional qualifications or evidence of continuous professional development within residential property law desirable.
- We will accept applications from Solicitors, Licensed Conveyancers or Conveyancing Executives
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Lawcomm Solicitors, please do not hesitate.
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