Conveyancing Paralegal

Our well established client is seeking a experienced Legal Secretary/ Legal Assistant / Paralegal with experience preferred for a part residential property / part commercial property supporting role to a partner in their Handsworth office.

The tasks you will be carrying out include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Assisting with the opening of files for purchase and lease of land or property
• Carrying out AML and preparing the file for the solicitor dealing
• Dealing with client queries and managing expectations
• Liaising with clients, solicitors and third parties by telephone, email and preparing letters
• Managing files to ensure they are kept up to date
• Answering the phone, greeting clients and coordinating and scheduling calendars and meetings
• Carrying out searches
• Managing the team diaries in relation to important dates
• Drafting Contracts
• Dealing with enquiries on sales and purchases
• Dealing with post exchange and completion matters
• Drafting completion statements
• Undertaking SDLT returns
• Assisting the property team in day to day tasks

About you

• You should have previous experience of working within a property team
• Excellent client-facing and relationship-building skills
• The ability to work as part of a team made up of legal and non-legal professionals
• IT skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and case management systems
• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised with good attention to detail
• Numerate and IT literate (proficiency in Word and Excel)

The role is office based role, 5 days a week 9 - 5.30.

You must be able to work as part of a team and help other members of staff and pick up duties like dropping and picking up post & DX etc.

You should be friendly with a positive attitude and able to pick up tasks, be intuitive and able to manage pressure.

If you would like to apply please send your CV to Kim Peterson as directed