Residential Conveyancing Solicitor / Licensed Conveyancer CLC Qualified

Napthens’ new Manchester 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.