Conveyancing Paralegal

JMC Legal Recruitment; Harrow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is working with a London-based firm to recruit a Residential Property Paralegal who wants to progress toward qualification. You’ll gain genuine fee-earning experience while providing conveyancing support.

You’ll work with experienced conveyancers across residential sales and purchases, freehold and leasehold transactions, helping progress matters and take increasing ownership. This is a supportive, low-turnover practice with a collaborative Property team, commutable to

Qualifications

• Understanding of the conveyancing process.
• Experience supporting residential sales and purchases.
• Exposure to freehold and leasehold transactions.
• Organised with ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and client communication.
• Proactive and collaborative in a busy property team.

Responsibilities

• Support conveyancers across a busy residential property caseload.
• Undertake fee-earning work and progress transactions.
• Assist with post-completion tasks and file management.
• Develop ownership of elements of transactions over time.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Conveyancing process understanding

Residential transactions experience

Freehold/Leasehold experience

Multitasking & deadlines

Attention to detail

Client communication

Proactive ownership

Team collaboration

Job description

If you’re a Paralegal with Residential Property experience looking to develop towards qualification, this is an opportunity to join a busy and supportive London property team where you’ll gain genuine fee-earning experience alongside broader conveyancing support.

You’ll work closely with experienced conveyancers across a range of residential transactions, taking responsibility for elements of matters yourself while developing your knowledge across the full conveyancing process.

The Firm

This is a longstanding, full-service London law firm with 16 solicitors alongside paralegals and support staff. Spread across three offices, they are currently looking for paralegals commutable to North West London offices.

The firm acts for both businesses and private individuals across property, litigation, corporate and commercial, family and private client work, with many longstanding client relationships.

It has a particularly stable and close-knit culture, with low staff turnover and a strong track record of developing people internally. The current Head of Commercial Litigation is a particularly good example, having originally joined the firm as a Paralegal before training, qualifying and progressing through the practice to become a Partner and Head of Department.

Its relatively compact structure means junior members of the team can work closely with experienced lawyers and gain meaningful exposure to client matters. The firm takes a practical approach to career development, with progression based on individual performance and capability rather than a rigid promotion structure.

The Role

You will join the Residential Property team, supporting conveyancers across a busy and varied caseload while also undertaking fee-earning work of your own.

The work covers residential sales and purchases, mortgages and both freehold and leasehold transactions, with clients ranging from first-time buyers and individuals moving home through to property investors.

You will assist fee earners throughout transactions, help progress matters efficiently and take responsibility for post-completion work, while gradually taking greater ownership of appropriate elements of transactions yourself.

The combination of support work and fee-earning responsibility makes this a particularly good opportunity for a Paralegal looking to build the practical experience and confidence required to progress towards becoming a Solicitor.

The Candidate

• Good understanding of the conveyancing process
• Experience supporting residential sales and purchases
• Exposure to freehold and leasehold transactions
• Organised and comfortable managing multiple matters and deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Confident communicating with clients and other parties involved in transactions
• Proactive and able to take responsibility for progressing work
• Collaborative approach and comfortable working as part of a busy Property team

What’s On Offer

• Genuine fee-earning experience
• Competitive salary and wider package
• Broad work across sales, purchases, mortgages, freehold and leasehold matters
• Opportunity to take increasing responsibility for elements of transactions
• Valuable practical experience for someone looking to progress towards qualification
• Established and varied client base
• Supportive and collaborative Property team
• Stable firm with very low staff turnover
• Strong track record of developing people internally

This is a strong opportunity for a Residential Conveyancing Paralegal who wants to move beyond a purely administrative role, gain meaningful fee-earning experience and continue developing the practical skills required for a future career as a Solicitor.