Conveyancing Manager
Full Time, Caulfield based
About the firm
Ashmor Legal Pty Ltd is a boutique law firm based in Caulfield, Victoria. Launched in July 2014, the firm has grown into a busy conveyancing, wills and powers of attorney practice, servicing a diverse range of clients.
Our firm is highly regarded as a leading Gen Y, “NewLaw” digital firm, with a strong social media and online presence. Kate Ashmor, the Principal of our firm, is a lawyer of over ten years’ experience, and a past president of both Australian Women Lawyers and Victorian Women Lawyers. Kate is also active in a number of not-for-profit and philanthropic organisations.
About the role
Due to rapid growth, the firm is in need of a full-time Conveyancing Manager to oversee our dynamic and broad range of conveyancing matters. Duties include:
- Managing all conveyancing matters from engagement to completion, including compiling vendor statements, generating Transfers of Land and Duties Forms, and preparing adjustments
- Liaising with clients, mortgagees and other parties throughout the conveyancing process
- Data entry into the firm’s LEAP practice management software program
- Liaising with the firm’s settlement agents to affect settlements
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and language skills (written and verbal) and organisational skills. They will be comfortable with a digital work environment. They will have exceptional attention to detail, be able to prioritise work, problem solve, undertake tasks with limited supervision once directed and be highly adaptable in responding to urgent matters. Past experience with LEAP software will be favourably considered.
The role is ideally suited to a conveyancing clerk, licensed conveyancer or a qualified lawyer or law graduate with some conveyancing experience. This is not a legal role, but would be an exciting career stepping stone into legal practice for a law graduate or lawyer. Due to the digital nature of the firm, there will be an ability to work flexibly and remotely.
Salary: Law Clerk, Level 6, Legal Services Award 2010
How to apply
Applicants should email a CV of no more than three pages in length, along with a one-page cover letter, to: kate@ashmorlegal.com.au Any queries regarding the role should also be directed via email only please. Applications close on Friday 19 May 2017.
