Residential Conveyancing Paralegal – Case Progression Expert

FQPS Academy Ltd.; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

FQPS Academy Ltd. in Gloucester is seeking a Conveyancing Assistant to support a Conveyancing Property Lawyer and Team in progressing active files. You will handle a mixed caseload of sale, purchase, and re-mortgage work under supervision.

The role requires strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise, and exemplary administrative performance as you manage enquiries, draft packages and liaise with clients and lenders throughout the transaction.

Qualifications

• Proven record of organising own workload and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Taking instructions from Conveyancing Property Lawyer for sale and purchase files, transfers of title, new build, discharge and re-mortgage work.
• Dealing with clients, estate agents, mortgage lenders and solicitors at every stage from initial instructions to exchange of contracts.
• Then on to completion under supervision.
• Dealing with sale, purchase and re-mortgage matters to the extent delegated by the Fee Earner, including:
• Preparation and issue of draft contract packages.
• Assisting the Conveyancing Property Lawyer in raising and dealing with enquiries.
• Review of contract packs received and raising of enquiries.
• Review of searches and raising of enquiries if required.
• Review of mortgage offer.
• Preparation of reports to client on contract, title, mortgage and searches.
• Preparation of Transfer deeds and dealing with replies to requisitions.
• Preparation of SDLT or LTT forms for approval of client.
• Dealing with all appropriate Post Completion work including submitting application to Land Registry and submission of LTT SDLT returns and payment of any SDLT required.
• Updating the Referrer, Agent, other websites and portals.
• Clearing the daily task list in LMS and Lender Exchange.
• Dealing with credit and debit ledger balances.

Job description

FQPS Academy Ltd. in Gloucester is seeking a Conveyancing Assistant to support a Conveyancing Property Lawyer and Team in progressing active files. You will handle a mixed caseload of sale, purchase, and re-mortgage work under supervision.

The role requires strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise, and exemplary administrative performance as you manage enquiries, draft packages and liaise with clients and lenders throughout the transaction.