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  • Type: Permanent
  • Job Reference: 2260
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Paralegal – Residential Conveyancing

Walderslade, Kent (office based)

Monday – Friday, 9.00am-5.30pm

£27,000 - £30,000 (DOE)

 

My client are a law firm with offices across Kent & Sussex, and they’re looking for a conveyancing paralegal to provide support for one of the partners. The partner works between different offices, so you will be based in the Walderslade office to sit with other members of the conveyancing team.

The partner deals with all types of residential conveyancing matters from inception through to post-completion, including sales and purchases in freehold, leasehold, new build and shared ownership properties, as well as re-mortgage, equity and help to buy transactions. A large focus of this role will be running sales files so the partner can focus on more complex matters.

 

Responsibilities

  • Liaising with clients and estate agents by email and telephone
  • Document production to include letters and contract papers
  • Ordering Landlord/LPE1 packs and online searches
  • Dealing with exchange and post exchange work, including submission of SDLT returns and AP1’s
  • Responding to sales enquiries
  • Land Registry applications
  • Billing
  • Dealing with correspondence and ensuring all correspondence and documents are accurately filed in a case management system

About You

  • At least 2 years’ experience as a conveyancing assistant or paralegal
  • Conscientious, self-driven and a quick learner
  • Well organised and excellent administrative and communication skills
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Friendly and professional attitude
  • Excellent IT skills - capable of using the firm’s case management system and working in a paperless office

 

For further information, please contact Lydia Walker on 07720945185 or lydia@bluepelican.com

I recruit for legal roles across Kent, Surrey & Sussex, so if this opportunity isn’t quite right, please get in touch to discuss other options.