Paralegal Residential Conveyancing

IDEAL PERSONNEL; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Paralegal to join their Residential Conveyancing team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of residential property transactions, including sales, purchases, and refinancing. You will be responsible for reviewing titles, preparing documentation, and providing exceptional service to clients. The ideal candidate will have strong residential property experience, excellent drafting skills, and the ability to manage their own caseload. Join this dynamic team and contribute to delivering top-notch legal services while developing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential property including conveyancing procedures.
• Professional legal qualification is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and advise on title, searches, and supporting documents.
• Prepare contract documentation and liaise with senior lawyers.

Skills

Residential Property Experience

Good Drafting Skills

Proof-reading Skills

Intermediate to Advanced IT Skills

Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Ability

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

Law Degree

Paralegal Qualification

CILEX Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Legal Document Management Systems

Online Portals/Datarooms

Job description

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Full time, Permanent
Location: Northampton
Competitive Ref No: IPRS7235

Our client has a vacancy for a Paralegal to join their Residential Conveyancing team. You will need a variety of residential property experience including sales, purchases, and refinancing for both freehold and leasehold residential property. Prior experience of also dealing with plot sales would be desirable.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Review and advising on title, searches, and supporting documents.
2. Raising and replying to enquiries and liaising with more senior lawyers where required.
3. Preparing contract documentation including obtaining title documents from the Land Registry; you will not need to deal with substantive drafting, but you should have an understanding of the documentation and be able to deal with minor amendments and enquiries thereupon and liaise with more senior lawyers on substantive amendments.
4. Preparing Reports on Title and Searches to clients (including bank clients).
5. Preparing Mortgage Reports.
6. Ability to prepare SDLT/LTT, AP1/FR1, MR01/MR04 forms.
7. Ability to identify and obtain quotes for relevant indemnity policies.
8. Dealing with exchange of contracts, completions, and ancillary documents.
9. Providing a professional and proactive service to clients, to include updating trackers (in the form, manner, and timescales prescribed by them) and occasional client meetings and training.
10. Working collaboratively with team members, so that team absence can be handled seamlessly without affecting clients and ensuring that the applicable relationship minder is kept broadly appraised of progress and any issues.
11. Compose clear and concise day-to-day correspondence (telephone, emails, and letters) with clients and lawyers.
12. Time recording (on select matters), reviewing monthly accounts reports and matters budgets and discussing with the client relationship minder where it might be appropriate to request fee uplift.
13. Preparing completion statements and billing.
14. Attend and participate in marketing events as required.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Professional Legal Qualification (Law Degree/Paralegal/CILEX) – desirable but not essential.
2. Residential Property experience including good knowledge of the conveyancing procedure and CQS Scheme.
3. Ability to manage own caseload.
4. Good drafting and proof-reading skills.
5. Intermediate to advanced IT and online systems ability (Microsoft Office, legal industry-specific document management systems, online portals/datarooms etc.)
6. Commercial, practical and financial awareness.
7. Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels.
8. Excellent academics.
9. Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm.
10. Able to work collaboratively and fit into a friendly but busy team.
11. Good organisational ability.
12. Ability to work to deadlines and under the pressure that comes with residential conveyancing work.

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.