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Job summary
A local authority legal service in Bedfordshire is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Officer specializing in Right to Buy transactions. The role involves managing a high-volume caseload, drafting legal documents, and liaising with stakeholders to ensure compliance. This hybrid position requires expertise in English land law and residential conveyancing, with a preferred legal qualification. The contract is for 3 months, demanding 36 hours per week, and may extend. Competitive rates apply.
Qualifications
- Proven experience handling Right to Buy schemes and residential conveyancing.
- Excellent knowledge of English land law and conveyancing procedures.
- Previous experience of working within a local authority is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Manage high-volume Right to Buy caseloads.
- Draft, review, and process legal documents.
- Investigate title issues and prepare reports.
Skills
Education
Service Care Legal are working with a local authority in Bedfordshire who are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Officer with strong expertise in Right to Buy transactions to join their Legal Services team on a fixed-term basis.
ROLE: Right to Buy Legal Officer
LOCATION: Bedfordshire / Hybrid
RATE: 30ph LTD / 26.72ph PAYE inc. holiday pay / 23.84ph PAYE exc. holiday pay
CONTRACT: 3 months with possibility of extension, 36 hours per weel
Please note that this this would be a hybrid working position.
- Manage high-volume Right to Buy caseloads, ensuring timely and compliant property transactions
- Draft, review, and process legal documents related to property disposals and conveyancing
- Investigate title issues, prepare reports, and advise on legal implications
- Serve statutory notices and handle post-completion formalities
- Liaise with councils, external solicitors, and stakeholders to facilitate case progression
- Ensure adherence to relevant laws and policies, managing risks discreetly
- Proven experience handling Right to Buy schemes and residential conveyancing
- Excellent knowledge of English land law and conveyancing procedures
- Previous experience of working within a local authority would be highly advantageous
- Effective communicator with keen attention to detail
- Legal qualification such as a Law degree or Graduate Diploma in Law preferred
Should this be an opportunity of interest, please feel free to reach out to Lloyd Stanley on (phone number removed) or email across an updated CV to (url removed). We welcome referrals which could be worth 250 each so please also bear this in mind.
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