Residential Property Paralegal
Full job description
JS Legal Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 per year
Residential Property Paralegal
Our client a leading law firm based in Colchester in the Legal 500 recommended lawyers. With 13 partners and 80 employees bring together local and regional knowledge with a city firm experience. This firm have ambitious plans to expand the firm over the next three years. Are recruiting for an experienced and ambitious Residential Property Paralegal to join their expanding property team based in Colchester.
Our client has a friendly and supportive working environment and a good work/life balance. Our client is commitment to personal and professional development for all staff.
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. To assist in the provision of administration and legal services for clients, including sales, purchases, lease extensions, re- mortgages and transfer of equity
7. Draft letters, statutory declarations, statements of truth, sale contracts, land registry applications
8. Legal research into to topical issues
9. Assisting with the sourcing and maintaining of insurance policies
10. You will be actively encouraged to participate in innovative marketing and business development activities, developing and maintaining networks for securing new clients for yourself and the team
The Candidate
* 1 years’ experience within a Residential Property
* Paralegal qualifications/experience
* Promote the department and the firm through networking and business development activities
* 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 work with figures
* Pleasant working environment
* Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm
* 30 days Annual Leave per annum (including Bank Holidays) and an additional 3 days Annual leave for the Christmas period
* Scottish Widows Pension Scheme after qualifying period of 3 months
* Private Health benefits scheme after qualifying period
Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2115 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
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