Job Description
Legal Assistant Residential Property Team
Full time
Portsmouth
Salary from £24,000
The Role
You'll be the right-hand person to a team conveyancers, handling everything from preparing quotes to keeping clients, estate agents, and other solicitors in the loop (because let's face it, nobody likes being left out). Expect plenty of variety, lots of learning, and the occasional emergency hunt for That One Missing Document.
Daily Adventures Include:
* Preparing and sending out quotes (and following up like a pro).
* Opening new files and getting contracts out the door.
* Preparing completion statements.
* Registering properties and dealing with SDLT returns.
* Keeping clients, agents, and solicitors informed so they don't panic.
* Taming the daily post and making sure nothing gets missed
Skills You'll Have:
1. Ability to organise like Marie Kondo if it doesn't spark legal joy, you'll find a better place for it.
2. A flexible approach because property transactions have a habit of surprising us all.
3. A keen eye for detail if you spot a typo from a mile away, we already like you.
4. The ability to keep secrets client confidentiality is key (no go...