Are you a conveyancer looking for a new challenge?
Forbes Solicitors are looking for two Paralegals to join the Housing and Regeneration (Property) team at our Walton Summit office in Preston. This is a full-time role working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday within the Home Ownership sub-team who act for Registered Providers of Housing across the country.

This is a great opportunity for a residential conveyancer to transition into a growing area of property law. If you have worked in property law previously, either as a residential, commercial or real estate legal assistant or paralegal, this role will be of interest to you.

The successful candidate will have residential, commercial or real estate property experience and training will be provided in specific Housing Property work types in which Forbes Housing Group have a particular sector presence. Whilst the role will be working to the fast-pace, client focussed and high standards of a law firm, the role will also provide a sustainable work-life balance.

The role will be responsible for delivering successful outcomes such as:

• Carrying out effective and efficient chargeable (legal based) work that contributes to the delivery and completion of the full range of home ownership transactions for social housing clients (including shared ownership and open market plot sales, right to buy and right to acquire transactions, lease extensions, surrenders and re-sales of residential properties, auctions, buy-backs, property and land disposals).
• Ensure timely and efficient day-to-day progress of matters, prioritising work, monitoring deadlines and actions needed and keeping clients informed.
  
• Drafting and preparing legal documents that require further knowledge, consideration and input based on analysis and understanding of information gathered.
  
• Providing legal advice that resolves queries and advances clients’ instructions and transactions.
  
• Assessing and understanding client queries and file notes to identify actions and advice required and manage and guide the progression of a client file.
  
• Attend external meetings and events including but not limited to client meetings and networking events.
  
• Maintain, monitor and update the appropriate systems and documents with client and case information, data and file notes.
  
• Carry out and deliver accurate and up-to-date legal research.
  
• Write original high-quality articles and reports for internal and external publication.
  
• Manage regular and up-to-date communications with clients and stakeholders, answering queries, managing expectations (including costs), providing updates, and effectively chasing responses required and escalating appropriately.

Organisation
Forbes Solicitors offer the full range of legal services to individuals, commercial clients, and a number of specialist sectors where we excel nationally. We have offices across the North, but our roots are firmly based in Lancashire. Our clients tell us that we stand out from other firms. We are real people who are passionate about getting the best results. Working together and listening to our clients, we provide genuine and practical advice.

We are looking for someone who displays our values; specifically someone who is authentic, exceptional and united.

Benefits
We are committed to being a supportive organisation that keeps focus on our people and therefore we offer a range of additional benefits including:

• Competitive Salary;
• 33 Days Annual Leave, including bank holidays;
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (Subject to T&Cs);
• Celebration leave:
• Bonus Scheme;
• Ongoing Training and Development;
• Progression Opportunities;
• Company Pension;
• Service Awards;
• Health Care Benefits (Health Cash Back Plan and Mental Health Counselling Services);
• Other Employee Discounts;
• Recruitment and Legal Department Referral bonus (Subject to T&C’s);
• Annual Events.

Applying
If you are interested in this role specifically or just working at Forbes Solicitors, please do head to our website to learn more about us.

We are looking for someone who has previous experience as a residential conveyancer, someone who has done the following:

• Pre-contract searches;
• Drafting residential Contracts, Transfers and Leases;
• Experience in new build plot sales desirable but not essential
• Apply and obtain land registry documents and title deeds;
• Title reviews.

We will be progressing applicants to the next stage based on applications demonstrating the following knowledge, experience, and skills:

• hold CILEX qualification/Law Degree (or equivalent) (desirable but not essential);
• hold the LPC/SQE (desirable but not essential);
• previous legal assistant/paralegal experience is essential;
• previous experience and knowledge within a residential, commercial property or real estate department is essential;
• have proven competence in their IT skills (Outlook, Word, and other systems experience);
• have the ability to work as part of a team;
• aligns with the firms’ values:
• have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills;
• have an interest in long term development/progression in the department;
• have good communication skills, both written and verbal;
• have the ability to touch type (desirable but not essential)

Forbes is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer, accredited to Investors in People and ISO 9001 Quality Management certified. We support the principle of equal opportunities in relation to any opportunities which we might provide through the engagement of employees; the provision of services to clients; and the appointment and engagement of suppliers. We are committed, wherever practicable, to maintaining a workforce which broadly reflects the local community in which we operate.