WHY WORK
FOR CPL
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
Why work for CPL?

Why Work For Countrywide Property Lawyers?
Countrywide Property Lawyers is now the largest single provider of residential conveyancing services in the UK. The company opened in April 1997 and now has centres in Northampton, Brentwood, Cardiff and Manchester.

One of its strengths is that it is part of Countrywide plc, which includes the UK's largest estate agency group, with over 1200 offices around the country as well as the UK's largest professional surveyors.

We can offer the prospect of an exciting career, with great opportunities for advancement in a growing company.

The best people to tell you what it's like to work for us are our people themselves.
"At CPL there is a big emphasis on team work, working together to deliver a first class service to our customers. There are always colleagues who are able to assist and provide advice through their experience to younger colleagues. Regular training is provided at all levels and the working environment is relaxed and friendly".
"There are exciting times ahead as we are in the forefront of the momentous changes in the conveyancing field with the advent of electronic conveyancing".
"The company has its own in-house legal trainers which means you are able to develop and progress your skills with the guidance of really experienced people".
"It's a really friendly place and working in an open plan environment means there's always someone close at hand if you need advice or support".

Training and Development
We know that training our people is fundamental to our growth. That's why we invest so heavily in this area. We have our own in-house training team who regularly visit all the centres. They have developed a training needs assessment monitoring process, which enables us to target our training efforts to where they are needed most. This might be in legal training, where a lot of the training has been accredited by the Law Society and ILEX for CPD (Continuous Professional Development) points, but could also be in developing other skills such as management, team working or IT systems.

Everyone is, of course, given full induction training when they join us. This includes comprehensive training on our windows-based case management system, but we also run an in-house licensed conveyancing course, which has consistently helped people to achieve exceptionally good exam results.

A Flexible Service
One of the reasons for our success is that we offer a level of service that conventional conveyancing services can't match. This means that we're available to deal with our clients' requirements from 8.30am to 8.00pm on weekdays and from 9.30am to 4.30pm at weekends. That doesn't mean that our people have a longer working day or week, but that our shift rota means we can offer flexibility in the hours you work.

Remuneration and Benefits
We offer an attractive salary package that relates to published salary scales, which are reviewed annually. The salaries are set taking into account your knowledge of the business, skills and experience.

As well as good salaries, we offer a number of benefits including:
Free conveyancing
Discounted estate agency costs
23 days holiday increasing to 28
Free accidental death insurance
Company pension scheme*
Share save scheme*
 
  * subject to certain qualifying conditions

CPL is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.