Paralegal - Real Estate Residential

My client is a full-service, award winning law firm working with substantial regional and national clients. The firm offers an innovative and collaborative approach to provide practical solutions for its clients.

This is a firm which prides itself in being an excellent firm to work for garnering recognition and consistently high ranking in the leading surveys.  The successful candidate will receive full support to grow as a lawyer and achieve his/her career goals, in a positive supported environment.

I am seeking an experienced Real Estate Residential Paralegal with excellent communication skills to join the growing Real Estate Residential team in their London office.  

Based in the City of London, successful applicants will get the opportunity to assist experienced fee earners in the management of their case load and assist the head of department in the development of the department. 

Their Real Estate Residential teams in London and Manchester assist individuals throughout the whole conveyancing process with a customer-centric service of the highest quality. They deal with purchase/sale, remortgage, builders & developers, Help to Buy, Landlord & Tenant Disputes, New Build, Right to Buy, Shared Ownership and Transfer of Equity.

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 appropriate level of knowledge and experience as directed by Supervisors. 
• Making calls to clients and third parties involved in the conveyancing transaction.
• Ordering searches (where applicable).
• 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 completing the details in a Certificate of Title and preparing the CoT and file for sign off by 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.
• Dealing with help to buy matters.

Skills and Experience Required

• Full understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• A good knowledge of general conveyancing and related topics.
• Full knowledge of land registry practices.
• Experience with new build and help to buy matters would be ideal, but is not essential.

Working for my client  

As well as a rewarding career, my client offer staff many other opportunities and benefits, including:

• Salary from £30k-£40k
• A minimum of 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure between Christmas and New Year
• A one hour early finish, one Friday a month
• Two days a year to do charitable work
• The opportunity to get involved in sports teams, hobby clubs, and social events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Annual promotions process open to all staff

* Please note, they will not consider candidates who already have the LPC *

If you are interested in the above Paralegal – Real Estate Residential role, please call Adam Dell’Armi on 02037149446 or forward your most recent CV to a.dellarmi@clayton-legal.co.uk.

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