Associate Solicitor

Role: Residential Property Solicitor/Conveyancer (5+PQE)

Location: Telford Office

Hours: Full time 5 days per week (Part Time hours considered)

Term: Permanent

About mfg

You’ll be joining a regional law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers Guide, made possible by our exceptional people. We want to help you reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

The Residential Team

You will work alongside Partner Nichola Wilson and other fee earning and support colleagues at our Telford office. Our Residential team of 44 also operates from mfg’s Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Worcester and Ludlow offices.

Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by…

managing a varied caseload from instruction to completion including sales, purchases, both freehold and leasehold re-mortgages, ensuring excellent client service is achieved at all times.

Key responsibilities

• Managing a range of residential property transactions including sales, purchases, country properties, re-mortgages, shared ownership, right to buy, leases and easements in accordance with relevant conveyancing processes.
• Ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and best practice changes and requirements.
• Sharing best practice and supporting the professional development of others.
• Supporting business development activities as may be required.

Requirements

• A qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Licensed Conveyancer with a minimum of 5 years’ post qualified experience in Residential Property conveyancing.
• Proven experience handling a variety of conveyancing matters commensurate to the level of role.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and client management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive team environment.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail skills.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• A minimum of 25 days’ holiday to start rising to 27 (28 days for Associates), plus additional days at Christmas and statutory Bank Holidays
• Healthcare benefit scheme
• Employee Assistance programme and wellbeing services – 24/7 helpline facility
• Discounted legal fees for staff and family members (subject to terms)
• Death in service provision
• Auto enrolment in our Company Pension, with enhanced employer contributions
• Annual colleague events

Other reasons to join us

• We offer a rewarding career of quality work alongside a commitment to your development. It’s a fantastic environment in which people grow!
• A supportive ‘people first’ culture, driven by wellbeing and work/life balance… over 95% of our people responded in our most recent engagement survey that it’s a great place to work and they’re proud to work here.
• Committed to inclusion, we aim to employ a diverse section of the community whilst our work for good causes continues to flourish. Many of our people are actively involved in CSR, Sports & Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.

For more information on what it’s like to work at mfg, please visit our recruitment page or email to arrange a confidential call to discuss this opportunity further.

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