Legal Assistant Residential Property

Ideal Personnel & Recruitment Solutions Limited; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Assistant to join a busy residential team in England. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of residential conveyancing transactions and demonstrate confidence in client interactions. Responsibilities include maintaining client records, handling correspondence, and ensuring confidentiality. This role offers an attractive salary, 26 days of holiday, and a friendly working environment.

Benefits

Attractive salary dependent on experience

26 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Holiday bonus scheme

Firm funded eye tests

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Experience with registered and unregistered title transactions.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients in person and on the telephone.
• Understanding of SDLT forms and Land Registry processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Fee Earner's diary and arrange meetings.
• Deal with client correspondence and queries promptly.
• Create and maintain client records on the firm's database.
• Order documents and ensure payments are processed.
• Organize files and manage incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Skills

Residential conveyancing knowledge

Client communication

Handling confidential information

Document management

Job description

Overview

Our client has a vacancy for a Legal Assistant to join their busy residential team. The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of residential conveyancing transactions including: registered and unregistered title; purchase and sale transactions; remortgages; transfer of equity. It would also be an advantage to understand the SDLT forms, Land Registry Portal, Lender Exchange and LMS and Registration processes. You will need to have confidence in dealing with clients and professional contacts both in person and on the telephone, offering the best quality of service at all times.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Fee Earner's diary arranging meetings and appointments.
• Deal with routine client correspondence and queries.
• Attend to clients both in person and on the telephone in a manner in keeping with the firm's standard of client care.
• Create and maintain client records on the firm's database ensuring that all correspondence and file notes are recorded on the system.
• Produce client correspondence and enclosures for mailing including client bills.
• Ensure the confidentiality of the client and firm's information and documentation at all times.
• Maintain client hard copy files including copying, storage and retrieval of information.
• Dealing with completion funds/slips.
• Ordering documents from Land Registry online system.
• Search requests/monitoring returns and ensuring payments are made.
• Stamp Duty completion.
• Ensuring cleared balances on accounts before closure.
• Request payments and record receipts of client monies.
• Arrange searches, reports and any other information as requested by the fee earner.
• Organising post and taking to the post office.
• To be responsible for typing, photocopying, filing, making and receiving emails and faxes.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Working knowledge of residential conveyancing transactions including registered and unregistered title, purchase and sale transactions, remortgages, and transfer of equity.
• Understanding of SDLT forms, Land Registry Portal, Lender Exchange and LMS and Registration processes is advantageous.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients and professional contacts in person and on the telephone, providing high-quality client service.

Benefits

• Attractive salary dependent on experience
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme
• Holiday bonus scheme
• Firm funded eye tests
• A very friendly and collaborative working environment

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so