Legal Assistant - North London

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Assistant for a temporary position based in North London. The successful candidate will analyze leases and ensure compliance with legal standards while assisting a project team. Candidates should possess strong organizational and communication skills, with a focus on accuracy and detail. This role offers hybrid working conditions, requiring a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. The pay rate is £26.96 per hour, with a contract duration of 3 months.

Qualifications

• No specific legal qualifications are required but relevant experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Obtain lease agreements and related documents from the Land Registry.
• Conduct detailed reviews of leases to extract key information.
• Identify and elevate discrepancies to the Project Lead.
• Analyse extracted data for service charge apportionment.
• Review additional leases and apply risk-based prioritisation.
• Ensure compliance with legal and organisational standards.

Skills

Good spoken and written English

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Accuracy and attention to detail

Proficiency using legal databases and MS Office

Legal drafting skills

Familiar with residential leases

Good research skills

Ability to work independently

Good judgment and discretion

Job description

Morgan Hunt currently require a Legal Assistant for Housing Trust based in North London on a Temporary basis. Pay Rate: £26.96ph Ltd. Hours: 35 hrs Mon to Fri – 9am and 17.00pm – Hybrid, minimum 2 days in the office and 3 days from home. Location: North London. Duration: 3 month on going contract.

About the Role

You will work within a project team to analyse leases to ensure the organisation has accurate and reliable data on lease terms and service charge apportionments. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure compliance with existing lease provisions and identify and elevate risk when appropriate. You will assist the project team and provide administrative support when needed to ensure that resources are deployed in accordance with business need.

Duties

• You will be responsible for obtaining lease agreements and related documents from the Land Registry, ensuring completeness and accuracy against internal records.
• Conduct detailed reviews of leases to extract key information, including service charges apportionment clauses, maintenance obligations, and any variations impacting cost allocation.
• Identify and elevate discrepancies to the Project Lead.
• Analyse extracted data to determine correct service charge apportionment and accurately log findings in joint spreadsheet, maintaining consistent formatting, categorisation, version control and audit trails for all updates.
• Identify and review additional leases based on initial findings and set criteria, applying risk-based prioritisation to address anomalies or complex cases promptly and ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Ensure all activities comply with legal, regulatory and organisational standards.

Skills & Experience

• Good spoken and written English
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail
• Proficiency using legal databases and MS office suite
• Legal drafting skills
• Familiar with residential leases and service charge apportionments.
• Good research skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to exercise good judgment and discretion including identifying and flagging risk
• No specific legal qualifications are required but you must be able to demonstrate relevant experience of working with and analysing lease agreements.