Hi, we’re Optima Legal, part of the PEXA Group.
We know you’ll Google us before applying, so let’s keep this brief. At Optima Legal, we are a specialist property law firm, with an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) status. We are proud to be a conveyancer of choice for 8 out of 10 major banks and lenders in the UK and have more than 300 UK-based employees who deal with thousands of conveyancing transactions between them every day. The team is led by a group of experienced, specialist solicitors who are equipped to handle the most complex of remortgage transactions.
Why join Optima Legal?
Great question! We pride ourselves on attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of people in an equally diverse range of roles and specialisms – who together achieve outstanding results. Our transparent approach and open-door policy make Optima Legal a great place to work and as our business expands, we are looking for ambitious, talented people to join us.
Location: Leeds (Hybrid and flexible working available)
Contract: Permanent, Monday–Friday, flexible
Salary: up to £40,000, plus annual bonus and excellent benefits package
Ready to take on a more specialist role in conveyancing?
Optima Legal, part of the PEXA Group, is growing – and we’re looking for an experienced Technical Conveyancer to join our team in Leeds.
In this role, you’ll be the go-to expert for complex property cases, supporting our remortgage teams while acting as a referral point for technical and legal queries. From unregistered titles to lease extensions, you’ll apply your knowledge to resolve challenges, coach colleagues, and ensure the highest standards of compliance and client service.
✅ What’s in it for you?
This isn’t just another conveyancing role – it’s a chance to grow in a supportive, people-first culture with benefits designed around you:
💷 Excellent Annual bonus scheme
🏢 Hybrid working – 2 days in our stunning Leeds offices (you choose the days)
🏖️ 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
🌱 4 wellness days every year to recharge and reset - wellness is important to us
💡 A modern workspace with open-plan seating, yoga classes, and an on-site coffee shop
💚 Generous pension & health plan contributions
🌍 Career development opportunities across the PEXA Group
This is your opportunity to step into a technical expert role, directly influence the success of our remortgage teams, and shape the future of conveyancing at Optima Legal.
👉 Apply now and bring your expertise to a company that’s going places.
Responsibilities
- Support remortgage teams with all legal aspects of property files – meeting targets, maintaining quality, maximising performance, and minimising risk/complaints.
- Manage complex property cases (e.g. unregistered titles, shared ownership staircasing, Islamic Finance conversion, lease extension checks, and post-completion issues).
- Act as referral point for queries – providing technical/legal guidance, coaching, and support to team members.
- Handle non-standard requisitions and draft/approve undertakings.
- Manage shared equity cases, full UK Finance Handbook title checks, lease reviews, and identify title defects.
- Draft key legal documents (statements of truth, undertakings, transfers, etc.).
- Be the escalation point for complex client queries.
- Apply Money Laundering regulations to relevant cases.
- Identify training needs and support development of team members (including preparing/delivering training materials).
- Manage complaints in line with company policy.
- Handle Data Subject Access Requests in line with GDPR.
- Recommend process improvements across clients, workflow, and people.
- Support coaching and training design.
- Take on ad hoc tasks as required.
Your experience
- Legal qualification in Conveyancing
- Experience of full end to end sale and purchase transactions.
- Confident outgoing personality and able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and clients
- Ability to prioritise work and use initiative
- Demonstrate excellent Property legal skills
- Ability to coach individuals to develop their knowledge and skills
- Flexibility and adaptability and a willingness to embrace technology and change
- Knowledge and experience of case management systems
- Sale and purchase, repo sales or new build knowledge and experience (Desirable)
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience of managing complex Conveyancing files (Desirable)
Sounds like you?
We at Optima Legal are ready so if this role sounds like you apply today.
To be conducted as part of post offer employment checks:
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at [Cifas]. GDPR Compliance
Digital Completion UK Limited (trading name “PEXA”), Optima Legal Services Limited (trading name "Optima Legal") and Smoove Limited (a holding company which comprises of the following wholly owned trading Subsidiary companies: United Legal Services Limited, United Home Services Limited, Legal-Eye Limited, and Amity Law Limited) are all owned directly by DigCom UK Holdings Limited, which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of PEXA Group Limited in Australia (ACN 140 677 792; ASX: PXA) (referred to collectively as “PEXA Group”).
When we process your applicant personal data for recruitment purposes, we do so as a controller. If as part of the recruitment process, we share your personal data with another company within the PEXA Group, that company may process your personal data as either an independent controller or, in certain circumstances, a joint controller. By applying for this role, you consent to us processing your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation ("UK GDPR") and the Data Protection Act 2018, and further information can be found in our privacy notice https://pexa.co.uk/applicant-policy/.
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