Residential Property Paralegal

Salary: £28,800 – £33,600 per year

Residential Property Paralegal

JS legal Recruitment Ltd are excited to be working with friendly Boutique firm of solicitors based in Brentwood. Our client are a highly regarded legal firm providing a first class service to people and businesses throughout Essex, Greater London, the South East and East Anglia.

If you’re a Conveyancing Paralegal Legal,with a passion for providing outstanding service to clients and want to enjoy a good work/life balance this position may appeal to you. You will be working within a team of three with secretarial support.

The Role:

1. You will be working closely under the direction and supervision of the solicitors
2. Take instructions or messages from clients and pass on to fee earner
3. To maintain an efficient diary system highlighting milestone dates on each matter and use bring forward system
4. Attend clients both in the office, at care homes and in their homes as and when necessary
5. To maintain filing system in an orderly manner to ensure correct conduct for client files, ensuring all files are opened and closed correctly
6. Draft letters, statutory declarations, statements of truth, sale contracts, land registry applications
7. Legal research
8. To chase/liaise with clients and other parties such as Estate Agents, Site Negotiators and Solicitors for key information for file matter
9. To effectively build relationships with clients and other parties such as Estate Agents
10. Complete and follow up all documents in relation to accounts; cheque requisitions and banking
11. Handle files from initial instruction to post completion
12. Flexibility is required in order to support the Residential and Commercial property team
13. You will be encouraged to participate in innovative marketing and business development activities

The Candidate

• 1 years’ recent experience within a Residential Property, Some new build experience would be advantageous
• Paralegal qualifications/experience
• Computer literate. Sound working knowledge of Microsoft office
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Flexible approach to work
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• The ability to work as part of a team and deliver excellent client care
• Effectively prioritise and have excellent organisation skills for a fast paced workload with tight deadlines
• Ability to wok with figures
• Pleasant working environment and excellent career prospects
• Statutory pension scheme, 20 days annual holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2181 now your cv or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please apply. All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion