Our client is seeking to recruit an experienced Residential Conveyancing Legal Paralegal to join their team in Buckinghamshire and are keen to receive CVs from people with a background in Residential Conveyancing.
Role:
- Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents, whether face to face, by telephone or by email.
- Opening, closing files, including, AML checks, keeping files updated with correspondence and ensuring compliance with SRA regulations, lender requirements and firm procedures.
- Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc).
- Preparing quotes to clients and drafting completion statements.
- Assisting fee earners in preparing reports on title, reports on mortgage and search reports for clients.
- Raising enquiries and replying to requisitions.
- Carrying out searches online.
- Using Land Registry portal to order official copies, leases and title plans.
- Generating Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submitting applications.
- Drafting forms such as AP1s and TP1s.
- Preparing and submitting bills, receipts and payments to the accounts department for fee earners.
- Using Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions; and ordering official copies, leases and title plans.
Ideal Candidate:
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Good computer literacy (word, excel, outlook), including, working knowledge of case management software.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- An understanding of the conveyancing process.
Benefits:
- 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
- Company pension.
- Private health insurance.
- Death in service benefits.
- Training and development opportunities.
Hours:
- Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5.00 pm.
Experience:
- Conveyancing experience essential