Property Paralegal

Headhunter Legal & Professional Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Brighton is seeking an experienced Property Paralegal to support a busy Real Estate department. You will assist in conveyancing transactions and liaise with various parties throughout the process. Previous experience in a legal environment is essential, along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work under supervision. This role offers flexible working and potential pathways for advancement.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Previous paralegal or fee-earning conveyancing experience in a legal environment is required.
• Support for different routes to qualification is offered if successful.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the running of live files.
• Supporting your supervisor in all aspects of conveyancing transactions.
• Liaising with all parties throughout the conveyancing process.
• File opening and AML compliance.
• Preparing reports on title, mortgages, and searches.

Skills

Good understanding of the conveyancing process from instruction to completion

Practical experience in raising enquiries

Confidence to work to timescales

Ability to use initiative

Commercially aware

Good inter-personal skills

Team approach and flexibility

Education

Relevant legal qualifications

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting a Property Paralegal for a leading Legal 500 firm in Brighton. This is a firm with an excellent culture, flexible working and competitive salaries.

About the Role

Experienced Paralegal to join a successful Real Estate department in their Brighton office. You will be joining a busy, diverse and proactive team, supporting an experienced fee-earner and dealing with high quality work. You should be keen to take on a challenging and varied role, with strong prospects for advancement in due course.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the running of live files
• Supporting your supervisor in all aspects of conveyancing transactions, from instructions through to post completion
• Liaising with all parties and providing administrative and legal assistance throughout the conveyancing process
• File opening and AML compliance
• Dealing with administrative exchange formalities completion and post completion tasks
• Preparing reports on title, mortgages and searches (with supervision)
• Raising and reviewing enquiries on title and contract packs, searches and surveys (with supervision)
• Liaising with clients, agents, lenders and other solicitors to progress transactions
• Drafting financial statements and invoices
• General administration tasks and the updating of internal and external systems
• Client contact, with supervision

Qualifications

Previous paralegal or fee-earning conveyancing experience in a legal environment is required and you should ideally also have relevant legal qualifications. The firm do however offer support for different routes to qualification, if successful.

Required Skills

• Good understanding of the conveyancing process from instruction to completion
• Practical experience in raising enquiries, reviewing replies and report drafting (under supervision)
• Confidence and competence to work to timescales
• Ability to use your initiative
• Commercially aware
• Good inter-personal skills
• Team approach and flexibility