Senior Paralegal Residential Conveyancing

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Paralegal to join their Residential Conveyancing team on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will be familiar with sale, purchase, freehold and leasehold transactions.

We would be interested in hearing from applicants who have worked in a Residential Conveyancing team. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate their organisational skills, meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a team environment, whilst managing client expectation.

Key Responsibilities:

To take initial instructions from clients and open files through the Office Management System.

To deal with client cases from initial instruction to completion under supervision.

Liaise with client both in office meetings and in telephone discussions.

Receiving and issuing correspondence/mail from/to the client, agents instructed on behalf of the client and third parties.

Time recording all work undertaken.

Reporting to and receiving and acting upon instruction from the head of department.

Adherence to Quality and Work Management Systems.

To achieve key performance indicator targets, development targets and evaluate marketing of the team.

Attend training courses as required.

Requirements:

Previous experience within a busy Residential Conveyancing department.

Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

Flexibility in support of other members of staff

Familiarity with the Lexcel accreditation including completion of file reviews, CAR’s and to follow procedures for case/file management.

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.