Conveyancing Paralegal

About the role

Are you detail-focused, organised, and interested in property law? This is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Residential Property team, working at the heart of the conveyancing process. In this role, you’ll focus on the final stage of residential transactions – ensuring that once a property purchase or sale has completed, everything is registered properly and finalised with accuracy and care.

You’ll play an important part in giving clients peace of mind that their transaction has been fully and smoothly completed. It’s about:

• Preparing legal documents – ensuring all registration documents are accurate, compliant, and ready for submission.
• Managing forms – drafting and submitting Land Registration forms, LBTT Returns, arranging payments, and making ADS reclaims.
• Checking and reporting – reviewing Title Sheets after registration and updating lenders and clients once completion has been confirmed.
• Problem-solving – spotting and resolving any inaccuracies in registrations.
• Supporting enquiries – dealing with general questions around title deeds clearly and efficiently.
• Teamwork – working closely with your colleagues to ensure a seamless and thorough service.
• Keeping records – maintaining accurate, organised records for every transaction.

• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Clear, confident communication and a professional, client-focused approach.
• The ability to manage your own workload, stay calm under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset and a willingness to learn and grow within the role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and document management systems.
• Ideally, a legal qualification in conveyancing or previous experience in a legal office/estate agency environment (but this is not essential as training will be provided).

We offer much more than just a competitive salary, and we’re committed to looking after our people in every way. Here’s just some of the benefits available:

• 39 Days Annual Leave (includes 5 fixed public holidays)
• Contributory Pension Scheme with salary exchange
• Private Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness Cover
• Income Protection Cover
• Group Life Assurance
• Exceptional maternity, paternity, partner and adoption leave packages
• Health care cash plan to support everyday health expenses
• Free Legal fees for moving home and life planning
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Retail Discounts

Access to a wide range of opportunities to build your expertise and advance your career, through courses, specialist accreditations, training, or business skills development.

At Thorntons, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

As a Disability Confident employer, we want to ensure that everyone has a positive experience when applying to join us. If you have a disability or are neurodivergent and need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know — we’ll do everything we can to support you.

We work flexibly to meet the needs of our clients and our people. While not every role is the same, most offer a hybrid working pattern. We’ll work with you to agree the right arrangement that supports you, the role, and our clients.

If you’re looking for a career with a different kind of law firm, this is the moment to find out more - and apply.

Choosing the right company is about more than just the work—it’s about the people, the culture, and the opportunities to grow. At Thorntons Law, we’ve built something different. We’re one of Scotland’s largest and most respected full-service legal firms, but more importantly, we’re a firm that invests in you—your development, your ambitions, and your future.

All you need to do is apply by 1st February and we’ll be in touch.