Conveyancing Case Manager
Stratford-upon-Avon/ BristolConveyancing Case Manager
£27,000 to £36,420 with excellent benefits (Work Level 6B)
Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours
Stratford-Upon-Avon or Bristol. In this role you’ll initially be full time in the office with the opportunity after 6 months to work in a hybrid way (find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).
We’re looking for Case Managers to join our Co-op Legal Services probate conveyancing team.
If you’re looking to qualify through the SQE route, this role counts as qualified work experience. And don’t worry if you’re not already a conveyancing expert, if you’ve spent time in conveyancing, probate, case management or legal administration and you’re keen to grow your skills, we’ll give you all the training you need. It’s a genuinely exciting chance to build a legal career that feels rewarding, supported, and full of potential.
Why this job matters
In this role, you'll provide legal and administrative support to our customers who require a transfer of property or land following a bereavement. We’ll look to you to manage the change of ownership from beginning to end and keeping in continuous contact with the client. You’ll make a real difference to our clients lives during their hour of need.
What you’ll do
- Take ownership of your own caseload and deliver on targets that drive the best outcomes for our customers
- Work closely with clients (via phone or in writing), taking an empathetic approach given their recent circumstances
- Use a case management system to manage your work, making sure it’s always accurate and up to date
- Engage with third parties, other legal professionals and HM Land Registry as well as support the probate case managers with conveyancing assistance
What you’ll bring
We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:
- A background in either conveyancing, law, legal administration, or experience with managing cases/claims end-to-end
- IT proficiency with the ability to learn new systems quickly
- Excellent customer service skills with the ability to put the customer’s interests at the heart of what you do
- Great organisational skills with a keen eye for detail; you’re able to manage and prioritise your workload in a fast-paced environment
- Great verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to speak to clients on the phone
Why Co-op?
At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- An annual bonus scheme (dependent on personal and business performance)
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
- 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
- Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice
- 24/7 colleague support service
- Coaching, training and support such as study leave, to help you develop your skills and progress your career
- Cycle-to-work scheme
A place where you'll belong
We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.
We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.
Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion
If you’re successful in your application, we’ll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.
As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete an online assessment, it will take you around 20 minutes to complete this.
Benefits
- Coaching, training and support such as study leave, to help you develop your skills and progress your career
- Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Incentive scheme up to 10% after probation
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
- Wellbeing benefits to support your physical financial and mental health
- Discounts on Co-op products and services
Success profile
What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Organisation
- Customer service
- Detail oriented
- Emotional resilience
- Ability to work at pace
Your career at Co-op Legal Services
You’ll find exciting and rewarding career opportunities here, as well as real work/life balance and innovative tools and technology which allow you to focus single mindedly on the needs of your clients.
We regularly recruit for qualified and non-qualified jobs and if you share our obsession with client care, we can help you build a fulfilling legal career.
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Choose your career path
Within our Probate Case Manager team, we’ve created a career progression framework designed to help you develop in role and help prepare for you for promotions. You don’t need a legal background, as we’ll provide full training in role to get you up to speed.
If you’re keen to become a qualified solicitor and have either completed your LPC or SQE1 we can offer you the opportunity to complete the SQE2 through us, where funding is available. If you haven’t got your LPC, this role counts as qualified work experience. So, whether you have a legal background or not, you can build a rewarding legal career with us.
As a Case Manager you’ll be part of an ethical legal business that makes a real difference to our customers lives at a time when they need us most. You’ll provide legal and administrative support to our customers following a bereavement, managing each case from beginning to end. Cases will be non-complex legal matters focussing on non-taxable estates.
As an Associate Case Manager, you’ll take on cases which will involve taxable estates and you’ll have less supervision.
As a Senior Case Manager, you’ll start to take on more complex cases that are either taxable or non-taxable such as disputes, business interests, and agricultural and farming interests. We’ll also look to you to support more junior members of the team.
If you’re keen to develop your leadership skills, you can become a Case Management Team Leader. This will involve coaching, mentoring, and developing your team to deliver quality legal advice, strong case progression and great client service.
As a Lead Case Manager, you’ll be a subject matter expert, taking on our most complex and high-value cases involving taxable estates with minimal supervision. We’ll also look to you to support more junior members of the team.
How to apply
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