Legal Assistant
1 week ago
**Job Description : Legal Assistant**
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal assistant to join our Conveyancing Department.
We are a people focused business looking for those who want to develop individually whilst taking part in helping the company to develop and evolve, somebody who wants to make a difference
Our ethos is to create an interesting, vibrant and engaging place for people to work, along with a friendly, fun social aspect as well.
We believe in giving people the opportunity to progress and would love to help your career grow
**You will experience**:
- A competitive salary
- Rewards for your efforts
- A team environment
- Continuous professional development
- An environment where your opinion counts
**Key Tasks & Responsibilities**:
- Opening, logging and distribution of DX and Royal Mail post
- General admin duties
- Liaising with various conveyancing team members
- Obtaining copy title documents
- Dealing with searches
- Good communication skills and demonstrate an appreciation for managing stakeholders’ expectations
- Be prepared to be challenged with a target for undertaking tasks
- Demonstrate an ability to briefly and generally explain the difference between Freehold and Leasehold
- Understand the importance of lender requirements under the CML for each lender and the need to be organized
- Understand the importance of tasks to be able to priorities them such as sending out Draft Contracts, requesting redemption statements, Management Packs and checking documents completed by our clients are correct on a sale.
- Have a brief understanding of what is required on a basic freehold purchase, where to find things on a copy of a title and what the importance of the entries are.
- What enquiries need to be raised as a result of the entries.
- What searches should be undertaken and what they would reveal.
- A basic grasp of Land Law to understand how new build works and also exposure to Help to Buy funded purchases would be very useful.
- Preparing contract packs; providing regular updates to clients and introducers
- Helping to progress matters from instruction to completion
- Responding to clients, introducers and others contacting the company
- Dealing with Clients both over the phone and face to face.
- Such other tasks as requested from time to time to help the general work of the company
- Have an understanding of registering the property at land registry and carrying out all the post completion checks before closing the file.
**Salary**: £18,600.00-£20,500.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- YorK, Y01 9PP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
**Experience**:
- Customer service: 1 year (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: LA YORK
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