[Hiring] Conveyancing Paralegal @Napthens LLP

Role Description

Napthens’ new Manchester office is looking for experienced Paralegals, Conveyancing Assistants, Conveyancers, Residential Conveyancing Solicitors, Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) and/or experienced fee earners 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

Qualifications

• 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!)

Benefits

• 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