Residential Property Paralegal

hays-gcj-v4-pd-online; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national law firm is seeking a Paralegal to join its Real Estate Residential team in London. The role involves assisting with the entire conveyancing process, from initial enquiries to file preparation for completion, requiring strong knowledge of conveyancing practices and policies.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of general conveyancing and related topics.
• Full knowledge of land registry practices.
• Full understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules.

Responsibilities

• Receiving telephone calls and directing them appropriately.
• Making calls to clients and third parties involved in transactions.
• Preparing contract packs and ensuring the case management system is up-to-date.

Skills

Knowledge of general conveyancing

Knowledge of land registry practices

Understanding of Solicitors Accounts Rules

Job description

The Opportunity
This top 100 national law firm is looking for a Paralegal to join their Real Estate Residential team.
The Real Estate Residential team operates across London and Manchester, and assists individuals throughout the whole conveyancing process. They deal with purchase/sale, remortgage, builders & developers, New Build, Right to Buy, Shared Ownership, and Transfer of Equity.

The Ideal Candidate

• A good knowledge of general conveyancing and related topics.
• Full knowledge of land registry practices.
• Full understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules.

Role Responsibilities

• Receiving telephone calls into the department; dealing with the calls as far as is possible and directing the calls where appropriate.
• Dealing with enquiries to an appropriate level of knowledge and experience as directed by Supervisors.
• Making calls to clients and third parties involved in the conveyancing transaction.
• Ordering searches.
• Responding promptly to requests for updates from clients, estate agents, brokers, and introducers.
• Preparing contract packs in relation to sale transactions.
• Ordering documents from HMLR.
• Ordering bankruptcy searches, priority searches, and company searches.
• Logging post on digital system.
• Preparing files for completion—including the preparation of the financials and completing the details in a Certificate of Title, and preparing the CoT and file for sign-off by the appropriate supervisor and/or partner in the department.
• Ensuring that the case management system is fully up-to-date.
• Issuing documentation to clients for signature when requested by supervisors.
• Preparing mortgage reports and search reports for clients.

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom