Conveyancing Paralegal
Department: Conveyancing
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Sidcup
Description
Exciting Opportunity at Judge and Priestley Solicitors LLP
Our Values:
* Expert: We will invest in the continual development of our people, team, and technology to ensure that we continue to be experts in all that we do.
* Professional: We are accountable to our clients, colleagues, and all those with whom we engage to ensure that we are open, transparent, and act with integrity in all that we do.
* Friendly: Whilst at all times being professional, we will ensure that we are approachable and seek to put those with whom we deal at ease in their dealings with us.
Are you a paralegal with at least 6 months of conveyancing experience and a qualifying law degree? Are you looking to manage your own caseload and seeking a career opportunity within a leading regional law firm? Then this is the job for you!
Key Responsibilities
Our experienced and close-knit Conveyancing Team is looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join them. You will have the opportunity to join a team accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme, the mark of excellence for the home buying process. Assisting the residential conveyancing solicitor, you will use your excellent communication skills to contact/meet prospective clients, provide them with information about our services, and liaise with all parties such as agents, mortgage brokers, lenders, local authorities, and Land Registry. You will also carry out pre and post-exchange processes, including drafting documents, undertaking searches, completing registrations, issuing documents to relevant parties, producing financial statements, and typing reports.
This is a great opportunity for a bright, enthusiastic individual with proven academic aptitude and a genuine desire for a career in law. As an able and committed team player, you should enjoy legal research and be committed to enhancing your knowledge to ensure you have a strong understanding of the law. You should also have a practical problem-solving approach to your work and the ability to think creatively while working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* You must have at least 6 months of experience working in a similar conveyancing role.
* You will have a good overview of residential conveyancing processes and terminology.
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE A-C grade standard in Maths and English (or equivalent).
* Qualifying Law degree and Legal Practice Course (desirable).
Benefits
* Profit Share Scheme: We want all our employees to have a share in the success of the firm. This non-contractual bonus is paid in June based on the profit from the previous financial year.
* Private Healthcare: You’ll have access to private medical insurance.
* Medicash: You will be enrolled in our scheme which provides cashback on a range of health services.
* Pension: All employees are entitled to join our auto-enrollment pension scheme after 3 months of employment, dependent on age and salary.
* Generous & Flexible Annual Leave: We have a minimum of 25 days across the firm, with an additional day’s holiday after every completed year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days. You can also carry over up to 5 days of unused holiday entitlement.
* Long Service Awards: We recognize long service through special lunches, extra time off, and a monetary reward.
* Birthday Off: If your birthday falls on a working day, you can have that day off as an extra day’s leave.
* Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave: We include family-friendly policies, and after two years’ service, you will be eligible for our enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
* Death in Service Insurance: All employees will be entitled to 2 x salary.
* Volunteer Sabbatical: We offer our employees up to 2 days paid leave a year to contribute towards our CSR efforts.
* Legal Fees: After one year of service, you will be entitled to a contribution towards legal fees.
* Recruitment Incentive: We offer up to £2,000 (dependent on level of seniority) referral bonus for introducing a job candidate who becomes employed by J&P and passes their probation.
* Season Ticket Loan: After probation, you are entitled to apply for an interest-free advance for a season ticket to use public transport to reach your place of work.
* Cycle to Work Scheme: Allows you to save 25% - 39% on the retail price of a bike.
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