Residential Property Paralegal

Hays Legal; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A top 100 national law firm is seeking a Paralegal for their Real Estate Residential team in London. The role involves assisting clients throughout the conveyancing process, managing calls, and preparing documentation. Ideal candidates should have a strong knowledge of conveyancing and land registry practices.

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.
• Preparing contract packs for sale transactions.
• Ensuring case management is fully up-to-date.

Skills

Conveyancing

Land Registry Practices

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 / partner in the department.
• Ensuring that the case management is fully up-to-date.
• Issuing documentation to client for signature when requested to do so by supervisors.
• Preparing mortgage reports and search reports for clients.

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