Conveyancer
Also advertised as: conveyance law clerk, conveyancer, Conveyancer, Conveyancing Assistant, conveyancing clerk, Conveyancing Paralegal
Handles the legal side of buying and selling property from instruction to completion.
What the job involves
Conveyancers move property transactions through searches, enquiries, contracts, exchange and completion. It is deadline-driven work with a licensed route through CLC that does not require a law degree.
Typical responsibilities
- Take instructions and open files
- Order and review searches
- Raise and answer legal enquiries
- Prepare contracts and transfer documents
- Manage exchange, completion and registration
Common employers
- Law firms
- Conveyancing factories
- Estate agency legal arms
- Housebuilders
Pay, hours and working environment
Typical pay
£23,000 – £28,000 a year
With experience
£35,000 – £50,000 a year
Typical hours
37.5 to 40 hours, busy around completion days
Working environment
Office based, increasingly hybrid
Remote working
hybrid
Demand for this work
steady
Pay ranges are indicative guidance drawn from advertised UK vacancies and published careers information. They are not an offer, and actual pay varies by employer, location and experience.
Skills and qualifications
Core skills
- Property law
- Case management
- Client communication
- Accuracy
- Deadline management
Transferable skills you may already have
- Administration under pressure
- Explaining processes to customers
- Managing many files at once
Requirements employers ask for
- Property law
- Case management
- Client communication
- Accuracy
- Deadline management
- CLC licence or solicitor qualification for licensed practice
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers licence for independent practice
- legal research
- revise legal documents
- legal terminology
- compile legal documents
- pose questions referring to documents
- conveyancing
Useful but not essential
- Administration under pressure
- Explaining processes to customers
- Managing many files at once
- CLC Level 4 and Level 6 Diplomas
- CILEX property route
- perform office routine activities
- real estate market
- perform clerical duties
- proofread text
- meet with clients for legal services
- manage contracts
- examine mortgage loan documents
- civil law
Helpful qualifications
- CLC Level 4 and Level 6 Diplomas
- CILEX property route
Licences and checks
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers licence for independent practice
Ways into this career
A degree is only one route. Where an apprenticeship, work-experience or qualification route exists, it is listed here alongside the academic option.
Apprenticeships and work-based routes
- Conveyancing Technician (Level 4)
- Licensed Conveyancer (Level 6)
Degree and college routes
- Related subject: Law
- Related subject: Property
Where this career can lead
next
Senior Conveyancer
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Team Leader
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Partner or Practice Owner
The good parts and the hard parts
What people enjoy
- Licensed route without a law degree
- Consistent demand
- Clear technical progression
What people find hard
- High caseloads
- Stressful chains and deadlines
Common questions
- Do you need a degree to become a conveyancer?
- No. As well as degree routes, this career can be entered through an apprenticeship or by building experience and qualifications on the job. not_required
- How much does a conveyancer earn in the UK?
- Typical advertised pay runs from £23,000 to £28,000 a year, rising towards £50,000 with experience. Figures are indicative guidance rather than an offer.
- What skills transfer into this career?
- Skills that transfer well include Administration under pressure, Explaining processes to customers, Managing many files at once.
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Where this information comes from
- National Careers Service
- Institute for Apprenticeships
Last reviewed 14 September 2026.
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