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Legal Assistant - Residential Property

Law Staff Limited
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN68AX, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Residential Property Legal Assistant requiring a minimum of 1 year of experience in the legal sector.
  • The role involves managing client inquiries, maintaining case files, and ensuring compliance with legal regulations.
  • Candidates should have a solid understanding of the conveyancing process and strong administrative skills.
  • The firm offers a competitive salary along with a benefits package that includes target-related bonuses and training opportunities.
  • This opportunity is with a prestigious Legal 500 firm recognized for high-quality legal advice to private and commercial clients.
Are you a driven Residential Property Legal Assistant with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in the legal sector, looking for a new challenge with a prestigious Legal 500 firm?This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your outstanding administrative and organisational skills within a respected Firm where your contributions will be valued. A solid understanding of the conveyancing process is essential, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks and excel in a fast-paced environment.The Firm:Our esteemed Legal 500 client is a full-service practice with a nationwide presence recognised for providing high quality legal advice to private and commercial clients. With client care at their core, the Firm comprises specialists with diverse expertise, drawn from top-tier UK firms, ensuring clients receive the highest quality advice. Understanding the intricacies of business, with many team members boasting hands-on experience in multi-million-pound companies, providing invaluable foresight and risk management skills.What will be expected from you?
  • Handling inquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents.
  • Providing clients with updates and tracking the progress of matters
  • Opening and closing files within the case management system.
  • Ensuring compliance with AML, quality standards, and SRA and CQS regulations.
  • Performing general administrative duties.
  • Preparing and submitting client quotes and drafting completion statements.
  • Reviewing mortgage offers and drafting reports under supervision.
  • Conducting online searches
  • Familiarity with leasehold transactions
  • Ability to prepare apportionment statements for leasehold properties.
  • Reviewing and reporting on searches with guidance
  • Progressing towards checking freehold titles and raising inquiries with supervision
  • Using the Land Registry portal to submit registrations, respond to requisitions, and order official copies, leases, and title plans
  • Calculating Stamp Duty Land Tax and submitting applications.
  • Preparing and submitting invoices, receipts, and payments to the finance department.
  • Providing occasional reception coverage.
Is this the position for you?  
  • A solid understanding of the daily functions of a legal office
  • Strong computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Familiarity with case management software
  • Proficiency in English language
  • Keen attention to detail
In return for your hard work and dedication the Firm offer a competitive benefits package to include, target related bonuses, training and development opportunities along with many other impressive incentives!Vacancy Reference Number: 36801PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL (INCLUDING SPAM FOLDER) FOR CONFIRMATION YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.In accordance with https://uksi/2003/3319/regulation/19/made''

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.