A well-established and developing legal Firm, is seeking to recruit a detail-orientated and proactive Paralegal to work alongside their existing team, with a focus on working and supporting the Conveyancing department.
Full time and part time will be considered
Our client provides local and personal support to families and clients in their community and pride themselves on their renowned technical expertise and their friendly, people led service.
Our ideal candidate will be able to handle a full caseload of residential property matters from initial instruction to post-completion.
This is an outstanding opportunity for someone looking to progress their career into a Trainee Solicitor or an opportunity to broaden their knowledge base.
What you will do:
- Independently managing a portfolio of freehold and leasehold property transactions, covering both sales and purchases from start to finish.
- Preparing and scrutinising contracts, conducting property searches, and handling Land Registry paperwork.
- Communicating effectively with clients, solicitors, estate agents, lenders, and other relevant parties.
- Drafting a range of legal documents and correspondence as required.
- Overseeing post-completion responsibilities, including submitting SDLT returns and lodging Land Registry applications.
- Ensuring all case records are meticulously maintained and the case management system is kept up to date.
- Assisting in the preparation of completion statements and the issuing of invoices.
- Providing administrative support to fee earners across the team.
About you:
- Relevant experience within a similar role and legal practice.
- Basic understanding of in-house IT systems. Experience of using legal software (such as Osprey, Cleo and/or Leap) would be an advantage.
- Understanding and previous experience of using Land Registry is desirable.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively
- First rate customer service skills
- Good IT skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to use own initiative
- The ability to multi-task and work under pressure
- Positive with an enthusiastic, can-do attitude to work with a willingness to learn
Job details:
- Paralegal
- Location: Bromley, Kent
- Salary: £25,000 to £30,000 per annum (pro rata)
- Benefits include: 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays), auto enrolment pension scheme, employee assistance programme, professional development opportunities and social events.
- Full time and part time will be considered
If you have the right skills and experience for this role, we would like to hear from you.
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