Legal Assistant

Quest Recruitment Ltd; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment agency seeks an experienced Legal Assistant for its Conveyancing Department in Sidcup. The role emphasizes effective communication and stakeholder management skills, alongside a foundational understanding of Land Law and property registration. Candidates will perform various tasks, including post management and liaising with team members to progress matters from instruction to completion. The position offers a vibrant work environment focused on professional growth and teamwork.

Benefits

Team environment

Opportunity for professional growth

Positive work culture

Qualifications

• Experience in a Conveyancing environment as a Legal Assistant.
• Basic understanding of property registration and post-completion checks.
• Ability to prepare contract packs and provide client updates.

Responsibilities

• Open, log and distribute post from DX and Royal Mail.
• Liaise with conveyancing team members on various tasks.
• Prepare contract packs and respond to client queries.
• Understand and manage lender requirements under the CML.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to manage stakeholders’ expectations

Understanding of Land Law

Basic grasp of Freehold and Leasehold

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal assistant to join a busy Conveyancing Department.

Our client is apeople focused business looking for those who want to develop individually whilst taking part in helping the company to develop and evolve, somebody who wants to make a difference!

Their ethos is to create an interesting, vibrant and engaging place for people to work, along with a friendly, fun social aspect as well.

They believe in giving people the opportunity to progress and grown their career.

You will experience:

• Rewards for your efforts
• A team environment
• An environment where your opinion counts

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Opening, logging and distribution of DX and Royal Mail post
• Liaising with various conveyancing team members
• Obtaining copy title documents
• Dealing with searches
• Good communication skills and demonstrate an appreciation for managing stakeholders’ expectations
• Be prepared to be challenged with a target for undertaking tasks
• Demonstrate an ability to briefly and generally explain the difference between Freehold and Leasehold
• Understand the importance of lender requirements under the CML for each lender and the need to be organized
• Understand the importance of tasks to be able to priorities them such as sending out Draft Contracts, requesting redemption statements, Management Packs and checking documents completed by our clients are correct on a sale.
• Have a brief understanding of what is required on a basic freehold purchase, where to find things on a copy of a title and what the importance of the entries are.
• What enquiries need to be raised as a result of the entries.
• What searches should be undertaken and what they would reveal.
• A basic grasp of Land Law to understand how new build works and also exposure to Help to Buy funded purchases would be very useful.
• Preparing contract packs; providing regular updates to clients and introducers
• Helping to progress matters from instruction to completion
• Responding to clients, introducers and others contacting the company
• Dealing with Clients both over the phone and face to face.
• Such other tasks as requested from time to time to help the general work of the company
• Have an understanding of registering the property at land registry and carrying out all the post completion checks before closing the file.