Paralegal – Gloucester Based

Thomas Legal; Tewkesbury; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

23–24 days annual leave (plus holidays

Birthday day off

Sabbatical opportunity

Employee recognition awards

Health Care Cash Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Thomas Legal, an award-winning residential property firm, seeks a Paralegal to join its conveyancing team in Gloucestershire. You will handle sale and purchase files under supervision, keep clients informed, and support senior fee earners with a mixed caseload.

Requirements include GCSEs in English and Maths; a law degree or equivalent is desirable. Hybrid working arrangements, a comprehensive benefits package, and a collaborative team environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience handling sale & purchase transactions with supervision.
• Knowledge of sales, purchase and re-mortgage processes.
• GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above.
• Law degree (ideally 2:1) or equivalent law qualification is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Handle own caseload of sale & purchase files under supervision.
• Update clients and introducers on case progress.
• Raise and respond to enquiries; provide detailed reports to clients.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Law degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Salary: Dependent on Experience

Location: Brunswick House, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AA

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm, (35 hours per week)

Thomas Legal are an award-winning residential property firm. Our aim is to be the very best national provider of conveyancing services, with a team who are passionate about providing an exceptional service. As we have continued to grow, we have insisted on only recruiting the best people with a genuine passion for property work. We are currently looking for like-minded individuals to join our dynamic team.

We are looking for enthusiastic Paralegals with experience of handling a variety of sale and purchase transactions with the support and supervision of an experienced, qualified Fee Earner and supported by wider team of Fee Earners, Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) handling your own caseload of sale & purchase files under supervision, updating clients and introducers on the progress of matters, raising and responding to enquiries, interrogating responses and providing detailed reports to clients as well as dealing with pre-exchange and completion issues. You will have knowledge of the sales, purchase and re-mortgage process and be comfortable running a mixed caseload of files with appropriate supervision.

The successful candidate must possess a GCSE pass at grade C or above in English and Maths. A law degree (ideally 2:1 or above) or an equivalent law qualification is highly desirable but not necessarily a barrier to employment. In addition, individuals will:

• Have experience of working within a law firm environment with prior residential conveyancing or wider property exposure.
• Have previous experience of working within a service driven team environment.
• Be competent with operating IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Have a high level of attention to detail.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Be driven to deliver all tasks in a timely manner and have proven experience of working under pressure.

Benefits

A comprehensive flexible benefits package for all staff which includes:

• Hybrid working (home and office).
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional day off for your birthday.
• Additional annual leave for long service including a one-month fully paid sabbatical.
• Monthly employee recognition awards.
• 9DF flexible working benefit
• Holiday Trading Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Health Care Cash Plan.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• EAP service and wellbeing programme.
• 2 x paid charity volunteering days.
• Study Support Programme.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Discounted corporate gym membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted shopping/restaurants scheme
• Free monthly breakfasts and lunches.
• Teambuilding, sporting, and social events throughout the year, both company-wide events and in individual teams.