Paralegal – Residential Conveyancing

Legal Southwest Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Legal Southwest Ltd in Plymouth is seeking a Paralegal to join its busy Residential Conveyancing team. The role supports fee earners with day-to-day progression of property transactions and delivering high levels of client service.

The candidate should have experience in residential conveyancing and strong organisation, communication, and team-working skills to handle a varied workload and meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential conveyancing as a Paralegal/Conveyancing Assistant/Legal Assistant.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Confident and professional written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist with residential conveyancing transactions from instruction to completion and post-completion.
• Open new files and complete client onboarding procedures.
• Carry out client identification and AML checks.
• Prepare client-care documentation and draft completion statements.
• Review Land Registry entries and obtain title documents.
• Liaise with clients, estate agents, lenders and other parties.
• Provide regular progress updates and manage correspondence.

Skills

Residential conveyancing

Client communication

Document management

AML checks

Time management

Attention to detail

Teamwork

IT skills

Education

Law degree or equivalent

CILEX qualification welcomed

Tools

Case-management systems

Job description

Location: Plymouth
Salary: Dependent on experience
Working pattern: Full-time

The Opportunity

Our client, a well-established and highly regarded Plymouth law firm, is seeking a Paralegal to join its busy Residential Conveyancing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with residential property experience who would enjoy working within a supportive, friendly and professional department. You will assist the team’s fee earners with the day-to-day progression of residential property transactions while helping to provide clients with a consistently high level of service.

The position would suit an experienced Paralegal, Legal Assistant or Conveyancing Assistant who is organised, confident when communicating with clients and able to manage competing priorities.

The Role

Working closely with the department’s fee earners, your responsibilities will typically include:

• Assisting with residential conveyancing transactions from initial instruction through to completion and post-completion.
• Opening new files and completing client-onboarding procedures.
• Carrying out client identification, anti-money laundering and source-of-funds checks.
• Preparing and issuing client-care documentation.
• Obtaining title documents and reviewing Land Registry entries.
• Preparing contract packs for sale transactions.
• Requesting searches and ensuring the relevant results are received.
• Assisting with enquiries before contract and preparing supporting documentation.
• Liaising with clients, estate agents, mortgage lenders, solicitors and other parties.
• Providing clients and relevant parties with regular progress updates.Obtaining mortgage redemption statements.
• Preparing draft completion statements.
• Assisting with exchange of contracts and completion arrangements.
• Submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax returns and Land Registry applications.
• Dealing with post-completion requirements.
• Maintaining accurate electronic and paper files.
• Managing correspondence, emails and telephone enquiries.
• Monitoring key dates and proactively chasing outstanding information.
• Providing general administrative and organisational support to the wider Residential Conveyancing team.

Depending on your experience, you may be given the opportunity to take on greater responsibility and further develop your technical knowledge under appropriate supervision.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience within residential conveyancing as a Paralegal, Conveyancing Assistant or Legal Assistant.
• A good understanding of the stages involved in a residential property transaction.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• The ability to manage a varied workload and work to deadlines.
• Confident and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• A friendly and approachable manner.
• A strong commitment to providing excellent client care.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Good IT skills and confidence using case-management systems.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

A law degree, CILEX qualification or other relevant legal qualification would be welcomed but is not essential where an applicant has suitable practical experience.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join an established and approachable Residential Conveyancing team within a respected Plymouth law firm. Our client offers a supportive working environment in which your contribution will be valued and you will have the opportunity to continue developing your residential property experience.

Legal Southwest will never, without exception, send out your CV without your prior knowledge or consent so please be assured that we treat every application with the utmost confidentiality.