Residential Conveyancing Paralegal

Our client is seeking to recruit an experienced Residential Conveyancing Legal Paralegal to join their team in Buckinghamshire and are keen to receive CVs from people with a background in Residential Conveyancing.

Role:

* Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents, whether face to face, by telephone or by email.

* Opening, closing files, including, AML checks, keeping files updated with correspondence and ensuring compliance with SRA regulations, lender requirements and firm procedures.

* Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc).

* Preparing quotes to clients and drafting completion statements.

* Assisting fee earners in preparing reports on title, reports on mortgage and search reports for clients.

* Raising enquiries and replying to requisitions.

* Carrying out searches online.

* Using Land Registry portal to order official copies, leases and title plans.

* Generating Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submitting applications.

* Drafting forms such as AP1s and TP1s.

* Preparing and submitting bills, receipts and payments to the accounts department for fee earners.

* Using Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions; and ordering official copies, leases and title plans.

Ideal Candidate:

* Excellent communication and customer service skills.

* Good computer literacy (word, excel, outlook), including, working knowledge of case management software.

* Excellent organisational and time management skills.

* An understanding of the conveyancing process.

Benefits:

* 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.

* Company pension.

* Private health insurance.

* Death in service benefits.

* Training and development opportunities.

Hours:

* Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5.00 pm.

Experience:

* Conveyancing experience essential