Our client has a vacancy for a Paralegal to join their Residential Conveyancing team. You will need a variety of residential property experience including sales, purchases and refinancing for both freehold and leasehold residential property. Prior experience of also dealing with plot sales would be desirable.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Review and advising on title, searches and supporting documents.
* Raising and replying to enquiries and liaising with more senior lawyers where required.
* Preparing contract documentation including obtaining title documents from the Land Registry; you will not need to deal with substantive drafting, but you should have an understanding of the documentation and be able to deal with minor amendments and enquiries thereupon and liaise with more senior lawyers on substantive amendments.
* Preparing Reports on Title and Searches to clients (including bank clients).
* Preparing Mortgage Reports.
* Ability to prepare SDLT/LTT, AP1/FR1, MR01/MR04 forms.
* Ability to identify and obtain quotes for relevant indemnity policies.
* Dealing with exchange of contracts, completions and ancillary documents.
* Providing a professional and proactive service to clients, to include updating trackers (in the form, manner and timescales prescribed by them) and occasional client meetings and training.
* Working collaboratively with team members, so that team absence can be handled seamlessly without affecting clients...