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Mallory Pryce Recruitment

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2018

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

🎯 Recruiter

Consulting • Legal • Recruitment

Mallory Pryce Recruitment is a UK-based specialist recruitment consultancy focused on the property and legal sectors, particularly residential and commercial conveyancing. The firm connects law firms and conveyancing practices with candidates across the UK, handling roles from entry-level to senior hires and providing end-to-end recruitment services, candidate profiling, and market-focused hiring strategies. With over 15 years of experience, Mallory Pryce emphasizes quality matches, efficiency in hiring, and long-term fit between candidate aspirations and client business goals.

📋 Description

• Act as lead fee earner on a broad range of residential property transactions including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, new build transactions, shared ownership and mixed‑use matters; manage matters from initial instruction to post‑completion registration and file closure in accordance with firm procedures. • Provide clear, pragmatic and commercially aware legal advice to clients, lenders, estate agents and other third parties; draft, review and negotiate contracts, transfer deeds, leases, mortgages and related documentation using firm precedents and bespoke drafting where required. • Conduct, interpret and advise on searches, pre‑contract enquiries, title reports, leases and leasehold management packs; identify and resolve title, leasehold, restrictive covenant and indemnity issues and escalate or instruct counsel where appropriate. • Maintain compliance with regulatory obligations including anti‑money laundering checks, client identification, conflict checks, file audits and data protection; complete and document required file reviews and ensure files meet the firm’s compliance standards. • Provide technical guidance and supervision to junior fee earners and support staff; review and approve work, assist with training and contribute to continuous improvement of precedents, templates and team processes.

🎯 Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with proven post-qualification experience in residential property/conveyancing; typically 4 + years’ PQE depending on the seniority of the appointment. • Proven ability to manage a varied caseload independently and to handle complex or high‑value transactions, including leasehold and mixed‑use issues. • Excellent drafting, negotiation and attention to detail when preparing contracts, completion statements and client correspondence. • Strong working knowledge of Land Registry processes, SDLT, leasehold legislation and common title issues; confident in dealing with indemnities and title rectification where necessary. • Confident user of Microsoft Office and experience of case management and document management systems; able to learn new systems and contribute to improved workflows. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a professional manner when liaising with clients, lenders, estate agents, managing agents and third parties; able to handle sensitive matters with tact and discretion. • Organised, commercially aware and able to prioritise competing demands to meet deadlines; strong problem‑solving skills and a collaborative team player who can also work independently. • Understanding of and commitment to regulatory and compliance obligations including confidentiality, anti‑money laundering and data protection requirements.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote working (UK-based)