Residential Conveyancing Solicitor / Licensed Conveyancer CLC Qualified

Napthens’ Preston office is looking for Residential Conveyancing Solicitors and Licensed Conveyancers to join our friendly, expert team.

Are you a conveyancing pro who thrives in a fast paced, people focused environment?

Do you love the buzz of progressing files, delighting clients, and making the complex feel simple?

If you’re nodding — keep reading.

This is your chance to join a team where quality comes first, colleagues have your back, and great work is recognised.

🔑 What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll manage your own varied caseload from instruction to post completion, including:

• Sales, purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, new builds and shared ownership

• Investigating title and preparing clear, accurate reports

• Drafting contracts, TR1/TP1s, completion statements and other key documentation

• Driving transactions forward proactively — keeping clients informed and agents happy

• Managing exchange and completion with precision

• Handling all post completion work including SDLT and Land Registry submissions.

🤝 Your Clients & Contacts Love You Because You…

• Communicate clearly, professionally and regularly

• Build brilliant relationships with clients, agents, lenders and brokers

• Keep everyone updated before they ever need to chase

• Handle queries quickly and calmly, even when the pressure’s on

• You’re the glue that keeps a transaction moving — and you enjoy being that person.

📋 Compliance & Quality (Your Middle Name)

You take pride in:

• Meeting AML, ID and source of funds requirements

• Producing spotless client care and case documentation

• Keeping case management notes accurate and up to date

• Helping the department maintain low requisition and complaint rates

• Quality matters here — and we love people who care about getting it right.

💷 Financial Awareness & Performance

You contribute to team success by:

• Managing WIP, billing and aged debt

• Recording time accurately

• Meeting monthly fee targets with confidence

• Keeping write offs to a minimum

• You understand the business of law — and the importance of profitability.

🌱 Business Development & Team Contribution

This role is more than pure file handling. You’ll also:

• Maintain warm relationships with referrers

• Support BD initiatives and attend networking events

• Help cross sell wider firm services

• Support junior colleagues and share knowledge

• Contribute to improving processes and best practice

• We’re a collaborative team — we want people who want to get involved.

🎓 What You’ll Bring

• Experience running your own residential conveyancing caseload

• Strong drafting and title review skills

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail

• A proactive, commercially aware mindset

• Great communication and client care skills

• Comfort working independently and juggling deadlines

• Competence with case management systems and IT

• Experience with leasehold, new build or complex titles (bonus!)

• A legal qualification, e.g. Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer CLC.

🌟 Why You’ll Enjoy Working With Us

• A supportive team that shares knowledge

• Opportunities for real development and progression

• A department that values high standards and work life balance

• A busy caseload, appreciative clients, and a firm that invests in people

Ready to take the next step? Apply now and join a team where your expertise truly matters.