Paralegal – Conveyancing
Location: Market Harborough
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum DOE
Our client is seeking to recruit a motivated individual to join their conveyancing team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a dynamic and reputable legal firm that has been serving clients on a regional and national basis.
About you
To be a successful candidate for this role you must also have the following attributes, skills and experience:
- Ideally a minimum of 6 months' experience within a conveyancing department, but appropriate candidates with less experience may also be considered.
- A desire to progress your career within the conveyancing field.
- Be able to prioritise work, work to tight deadlines and keep calm under pressure. This includes excellent punctuality and timekeeping skill/ability.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence to speak to people on the phone.
- Have excellent client care skills.
The Role
- A strong desire to be an active part of the Bridging and Commercial Finance Conveyancing team.
- Liaising with and building upon relationships with other professionals involved in property transactions.
- Providing quotations to clients and prospective clients both verbally and in writing.
- Attending to clients both on the telephone and in person.
- Administering filing systems which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
- Preparing correspondence using our case management system.
- Preparing files for completion.
- Drafting completion statements.
- Reporting to client on searches, mortgage contract and title pack.
- Checking MLR and obtaining evidence of funds.
- Raising enquiries with seller's solicitors.
- Replying to enquiries of lender's solicitors and dealing with lender requirements.
- Carrying out other duties and responsibilities as required.
This is an exciting opportunity which will offer stimulating work in a supportive and friendly environment!