Family-focused conveyancing firm spans three generations
Building collaborative teams and empowering women are the reason for Susanne Mosely's successful business.
HUNTER Valley Conveyancer Susanne Mosely followed her father Philip Hill into the family business – and now her daughter is the third generation to join the team.
“I started in the family practice at the age of 21, as a secretary for my father. It was a local law firm which had a heart for the community,” says Susanne.
“I then worked as a paralegal and it was a natural progression to obtain a qualification and continue working alongside my father. I loved what he stood for and how he served the community, personalising his service for every client.
“Customer Service was his first priority and remains our top priority today.”
Taking over the reins in 2014 with a team of five, Susanne rebranded the company as Hunter Legal & Conveyancing, expanding their services across the Hunter Valley and Newcastle and has never looked back.
“In 2024 we celebrated ten years of HLC and now service clients NSW-wide with a team of 13,” she says proudly.
“Last year we were honoured to be awarded Best Conveyancing Services and Business of the Year in the Hunter Business Awards.”
Susanne says her trick to being at the top of the conveyancing game is the team she is surrounded by and being able to adapt to constant industry changes around risk management and compliance.
“I think we need to be even more vigilant, staying updated on the latest legislative developments, technological advancements and industry requirements,” she says.
“We have to have such a strong focus on regulatory compliance and cyber security and this is not something we can afford to cut corners on in the times to come.
“We are constantly evolving our processes to make room for additional compliance requirements being added to a Conveyancers job.
“Whilst technology has revolutionalised our industry in recent years it has also opened up a risk level we have never known before.”
As we mark International Women’s Day, Susanne says it is important to her to honour the amazing women in the firm that have walked alongside me in the last 10 years journey building HLC to where it is now, and to now support her daughter Sophie as she embarks on her own career.
“The last year was a big one for all of us. As well as celebrating our 10th anniversary, we got to honour our founder, my dad, on his 50 years in practice and to celebrate my daughter, Sophie, graduating Uni and becoming our youngest practicing conveyancer at the age of 20. ” she says.
“My father provided a space where I could have it all, an education, career and the right work life balance to raise a family. I now get to give that opportunity to other women.
“So I am so passionate about raising up and empowering other women to be all that they can be, to have a voice, to inspire and build each other up, to know that they can find the right balance and to have it all as wives, mothers, and career women.
“In the future my focus will just be to maintain and nurture a strong team, watching my daughter develop her career alongside me with the aim to continue with the family legacy and to continue to make a difference.”
