Paralegal – Residential Conveyancing & Plot Sales

• Variety of residential property experience including sales, purchases and refinancing for both freehold and leasehold residential property.
• Prior experience of dealing with plot sales and Housing Association matters (Shared Ownership inc. Staircasing and Right to Buy) would be desirable.

• Reviewing title, searches and supporting documents.
• Raising and replying to enquiries and liaising with more senior lawyers where required.
• Preparing contract documentation including obtaining title documents from the Land Registry; you will not need to deal with substantive drafting, but you should have an understanding of the documentation and be able to deal with minor amendments and enquiries thereupon and liaise with more senior lawyers on substantive amendments.
• Preparing Reports on Title and Searches to clients (including bank clients).
• Preparing Mortgage Reports.
• Ability to deal with Housing Association matters including shared ownership plot sales, staircasing and Right to Buy.
• Ability to prepare SDLT/LTT, AP1/FR1, MR01/MR04 forms.
• Ability to identify and obtain quotes for relevant indemnity policies.
• Dealing with exchange of contracts, completions and ancillary documents.
• Ability to deal with and respond to Land Registry requisitions and liaising with more senior lawyers where required.
• Providing a professional and proactive service to clients, to include updating trackers (in the form, manner and timescales prescribed by them) and occasional client meetings and training.
• Working collaboratively with team members, so that team absence can be handled seamlessly without affecting clients and ensuring that the applicable relationship minder is kept broadly appraised of progress and any issues.
• Compose clear and concise day to day correspondence (telephone, emails and letter) with clients and lawyers.
• Time recording (on select matters), reviewing monthly accounts reports and matters budgets and discussing with the client relationship minder where it might be appropriate to request fee uplift.
• Preparing completion statements and billing.
• Attend and participate in marketing events as required.
• Market EMW and the full range of services it offers so far as is possible during events or whilst networking.

• Professional Legal Qualification (Law Degree/Paralegal/CILEX) – desirable but not essential.
• Residential Property experience including good knowledge of the conveyancing procedure and CQS Scheme.
• Intermediate to advanced IT and online systems ability (Microsoft Office, legal industry specific document management systems, online portals/datarooms etc.)
• Commercial, practical and financial awareness
• Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels
• Excellent academics
• Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm
• Able to work collaboratively and fit into a friendly but busy team
• Organisational ability
• Ability to work to deadlines and under the pressure that comes with residential property work.

The firm is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to the implementation and maintenance of employment and recruitment practices which will ensure that no potential or current employee or trainee, is treated less favourably on the grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality, colour pregnancy, maternity or any other aspects unrelated to their current and potential skills, aptitudes and abilities.