Residential Property Paralegal required

Role Description

We are actively recruiting for a Residential Conveyancing Paralegal to join our Residential Property Team as soon as possible. This is a very busy and fast paced environment and the successful candidate will be expected to provide direct support to other Team Members and the Head of Department. Essential skills include excellent organisational and time-keeping skills, exceptional communication skills, as well as attention to detail and accuracy.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Preparation of correspondence and documents
• File management i.e. daily filing on clients’ matters
• File opening, closure, storage and retrieval from archive in accordance with the Firm’s procedures
• Preparation of mails and enclosures for dispatch, taking utmost care to attach the appropriate enclosures to the right correspondence
• Setting reminders for key dates, chasing search results and other such reminders to promote excellent client care and ensure smooth running of files.
• Liaise with clients (both face to face and on the telephone), other solicitors, lenders and other parties as instructed by the Head of Department and other Fee Earners.
• Manage matters from exchange to completion and post completion formalities.
• Assisting the Head of Department and other Fee Earners within the Team on purchase, sale, re-mortgage and transfer of equity matters.
• Answering incoming calls in a professional manner and directing them to the relevant people, taking detailed and useful messages
• Undertaking general administrative duties
• Assisting with completion statements, accounts queries, postings and billing
• Preparing, editing and formatting documents
• Some legal research for and on behalf of the Head of Department and other Fee Earners.
• Other such tasks as necessary and required by the Head of Department and other Fee Earners.

Person Specification

To be considered for this role you must have:

• Relevant Residential Property experience.
• Excellent organisational skills, and ability to multitask.
• Impeccable time keeping and reliability.
• Impressive communication skills: verbal and written.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and high-quality work.
• Ability to hit the ground running.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a Team – must be a team player.

If you would like to join our vibrant and friendly team, and if you believe that you meet most or all of the above criteria, please send your application to Matt Osborne: matt.osborne@arnoldthomson.com