Residential Conveyancing Paralegal / Solicitor

Gilson Gray LLP; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Edinburgh seeks a motivated Paralegal or Solicitor to join its Residential Conveyancing team. You'll play an essential role in managing client transactions, ensuring timely communication, and drafting legal documents. The firm offers a supportive environment focused on personal development and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Paralegal or Solicitor in a residential conveyancing context.
• Proficient in maintaining detailed client files and correspondence.
• Ability to draft legal documents and manage the conveyancing process.

Responsibilities

• Acting for clients in property purchases and sales.
• Drafting legal documentation and managing client files.
• Maintaining regular contact with clients and housebuilder agents.

Skills

Client Service

Legal Documentation Drafting

Communication

File Management

Attention to Detail

Job description

About Gilson Gray

Gilson Gray’s Residential Conveyancing team is part of Gilson Gray’s continually growing organisation. Gilson Gray LLP is a comprehensive law firm, offering expert legal, property, and financial services. We support clients throughout their entire lifetime. The Residential Conveyancing team has decades of experience in this area and can advise on every related situation.

Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick, 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 in looking after our clients personally and providing the utmost standard of service.

This role will be held in our Edinburgh office.

Our Team

We are looking to hire a highly driven Paralegal or Solicitor to join our successful Residential Conveyancing team in Edinburgh.

We are an enthusiastic team that support each other 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/Solicitor at Gilson Gray, you’ll be responsible for:

• Acting for clients purchasing their new home from a housebuilder and in the sale of their current property where applicable
• Taking client instructions promptly to ensure progression of missives within required timescales
• Attending meetings and taking notes as required
• Keeping client files up to date regularly, with all correspondence and documents stored appropriately
• Maintaining regular contact with, and sending weekly reports to, housebuilders’ agents to keep all parties informed of progress
• Drafting legal documentation, including reporting on titles to clients
• Handling all aspects of the conveyancing process in purchases, sales, and re-mortgages where applicable
• Managing post-settlement work as required, with support from a Conveyancing Assistant if needed