Paralegal

Shoosmiths; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Paralegal to join their Conveyancing Team in Northampton. This role involves providing comprehensive support in the conveyancing process, ensuring efficiency and attention to customer service while maintaining professional relationships. Successful candidates will gain top-quality training and have the opportunity to progress within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Flexible range of benefits

Outstanding training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Prior conveyancing paralegal experience is essential.
• Knowledge of the conveyancing lifecycle, including post-completion, is required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all key functions within a conveyancing sale transaction confidently.
• Proactively progress transactions with all key stakeholders.
• Manage client queries professionally.

Skills

Conveyancing knowledge

Communication

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Organizational skills

Teamwork

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Experience level: Intermediate
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Team: Swiitch
Location: Northampton

The role

We are looking for a Paralegal to provide a quality and comprehensive conveyancing service with a customer service focus. As part of an established team, you will have prior experience and knowledge of the entire Conveyancing process, including post-completion work, and be familiar with the roles of support teams such as New Business and Accounts in the process.

Joining a reputable firm and being part of a high-performing team, we offer top-quality training and development, including the opportunity to gain the CLC qualification in-house (once you meet certain criteria).

The team

Shoosmiths Conveyancing Team (Swiitch) offers a highly professional conveyancing service designed to make buying or selling property as efficient and stress-free as possible for clients. Shoosmiths is the largest firm of conveyancing solicitors accredited under the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.

The Firm

Shoosmiths is a law firm known for excellent service, incisive thinking, and a focus on what matters. With offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. As the first top 50 law firm to achieve ‘Platinum Standard’ Investors in People, our values and culture are central to our identity.

We offer an outstanding benefits package to complement our competitive remuneration, including a great working environment and high-quality work. We believe in rewarding staff for their commitment through a flexible range of benefits.

To learn more about our benefits, please visit: Benefits Package

Main responsibilities

1. Undertake all key functions within a conveyancing sale transaction confidently and with minimal supervision, including administration and progression of purchase transactions.
2. Proactively progress transactions with all key stakeholders.
3. Keep task reports up to date daily.
4. Maintain an orderly and current case management system.
5. Handle client queries professionally.
6. Develop and maintain professional relationships with work providers, clients, estate agents, and others, updating them appropriately.
7. Manage office administration tasks such as post, filing, and file closures.
8. Draft non-standard, non-technical correspondence competently.

Skills and qualifications

• Prior conveyancing paralegal experience.
• Knowledge of the conveyancing lifecycle, including post-completion.
• Strong written, numeracy, and oral communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• IT literacy, including Word, Excel, and internet proficiency.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and work efficiently.
• Flexibility to adapt to change, new practices, and pressure, with the judgment to seek assistance when needed.
• Ability to work well within a team and independently.