Paralegal Residential Conveyancing

Gilson Gray LLP; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilson Gray LLP in North Berwick seeks a driven Paralegal to strengthen their East Lothian team. The role involves acting for clients in residential property transactions, ensuring timely progress and maintaining communication with all parties involved.

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of residential conveyancing, strong communication skills, and a team-focused approach. Flexibility for remote work is available, and candidates from further afield are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in residential conveyancing.
• Strong communication skills essential for client interactions.
• Team-oriented mindset to collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Acting for clients in purchasing their new home and sales.
• Ensuring timely communication and progression of files.
• Drafting legal documentation and managing conveyancing processes.
• Maintaining contact with housebuilders’ agents.
• Drafting legal documentation related to property.
• Managing the conveyancing process for purchases and sales.
• Undertaking post-settlement work as required.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Excellent knowledge of residential conveyancing

Ability to build relationships and seek out new Business Development opportunities

Job description

About Gilson Gray

Gilson Gray’s Residential Conveyancing team is part of Gilson Gray’s continuously growing organisation. Gilson Gray LLP is a comprehensive law firm, offering expert legal, property and financial services. We support clients throughout their entire lifetime.

Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick, Forfar, Perth, Lincoln and London, we focus on ensuring we provide the highest level of advice and ongoing service to our clients. We are ambitious and have significantly grown the team over the course of the last year. We pride ourselves on looking after our clients personally and providing the utmost standard of service.

The role is primarily based in North Berwick; however, we welcome applications from candidates based further afield who can commit to working from the North Berwick office 2–3 days per week, with flexibility for remote working or based in another office on other days.

Our Team

We are looking to hire a highly driven Paralegal to join our East Lothian team.

We are an enthusiastic team that supports each other in order to achieve a great working environment. We value each other’s expertise and opinion and pride ourselves in offering an inclusive, enjoyable and motivating place to work.

The Role

We are looking to further strengthen our current team with the appointment of an experienced candidate.

As a Paralegal at Gilson Gray, you’ll be responsible for:

• Acting for clients who are purchasing their new home from a housebuilder and acting in the sale of their current property where applicable
• Taking client instructions in a timely manner to ensure progression of missives within the required timescales
• Attending meetings and taking notes as required.
• Ensuring that client files are kept up to date regularly with all correspondence and documents saved appropriately.
• Maintaining regular contact with, and sending weekly reports to, housebuilders’ agents to ensure that all parties are kept up to date on progress.
• Drafting legal documentation including reporting on title to clients
• Managing all aspects of the conveyancing process in purchases and sales and, where applicable, re-mortgages
• Undertaking post-settlement work where required, although the support of a Conveyancing Assistant in this regard is likely

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of residential conveyancing
• Ability to build relationships and seek out new Business Development opportunities