Residential Property Paralegal / Fee-earner

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks a Residential Property Paralegal with fee-earning experience in Bournemouth. You will manage your own caseload involving both sales and purchases. This role offers excellent opportunities for hands-on experience and autonomy within an established team.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months' experience as a residential property paralegal.
• Ability to handle full residential transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload from instruction to post-completion for property sales/purchases.
• Submit AP1 and SDLT forms, draft agreements and deeds.

Skills

Excellent drafting skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent searching abilities

Job description

Job Title: Residential Property Paralegal / Fee-earner

Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom

A forward-thinking law firm is looking for a residential property paralegal (with fee earning experience) to join their team and deliver high-quality service to their established client base.

You will manage your own caseload from instruction to post-completion, handling both sales and purchases of properties. As you will be running your own caseload with some supervision, you must be able to start immediately and handle full residential transactions.

Key duties include:

• Submitting AP1 and SDLT forms
• Drafting reports on title
• Liaising with clients and third parties (e.g., mortgage lenders)
• Dealing with enquiries
• File opening and closing, including matter balances
• Companies House registrations
• Scheduling deeds to mortgage lenders
• Drafting agreements, deeds, and contracts
• Reviewing and reporting on titles

Applicants must have at least 12 months’ experience as a residential property paralegal, with excellent drafting skills and attention to detail. Strong communication skills are essential for building rapport with clients and acting on your initiative. Ability to conduct searches independently is also required.

This is an excellent opportunity for a residential property paralegal to gain more hands-on experience and work with greater autonomy in an established law firm.

McKinlay Law aims to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. Due to high application volume, we cannot respond to every applicant individually. If you do not hear from us within 24 hours, your application was unsuccessful.