Vacancies

Residential Conveyancing Resource Manager

Location: Cumbria
Closing Date: 31st January 2025

Burnetts is one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and have not only achieved awards for being a Great Place to Work© each year from 2021, but also hold the accreditations for being one of the UK wide Best Workplaces for Women, for Wellbeing, and for Development.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a proactive and detail orientated person for a new role within our Residential Property team to schedule conveyancing cases and optimise resources and workload across the team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Schedule and allocate work among the conveyancing team to ensure efficient workflow and balanced workloads.
  • Monitor and adjust schedules as needed to accommodate changes in priorities and resource availability.
  • Collaborate with the team to forecast resource needs and address any gaps.
  • Interaction with clients and other intermediaries
  • Maintain accurate records of resource allocation and scheduling.
  • Provide regular updates to Head of Department on scheduling and resource management performance.
  • Assist in developing and implementing strategies to improve scheduling efficiency and resource utilisation.
  • Support the conveyancing team by ensuring they have the resources needed to meet client demands.

This role could be performed from any of our offices, though ideally from those situated in Cumbria.

Who are we looking for?

Ideally you will have proven experience in scheduling or resource management, preferably within a legal or conveyancing team however a legal background is not essential as long as you have prior experience of working within a professional services type of environment.

It is essential that you can demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and possess a strong ability in organising and multi-tasking. You will be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines and be able to maintain our commitment to providing outstanding client service.

What do we offer?

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential of long-term career in a forward-thinking law firm with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!

Our values of Togetherness, Balanced, Accountable, Progressive and Integrity, help to engender a culture of providing excellent client service within a caring and supportive internal environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts

If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Burnetts Solicitors are committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

If you have not already done so, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.

 

Closing date: Friday 31st January 2025

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