Residential Conveyancing Paralegal

Our client is seeking to recruit an experienced Residential Conveyancing Paralegal to join their team in Buckinghamshire and are keen to receive CVs from people with a background in Residential Conveyancing.

Role:

• Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents, whether face to face, by telephone or by email.
• Opening, closing files, including, AML checks, keeping files updated with correspondence and ensuring compliance with SRA regulations, lender requirements and firm procedures.
• Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc).
• Preparing quotes to clients and drafting completion statements.
• Assisting fee earners in preparing reports on title, reports on mortgage and search reports for clients.
• Raising enquiries and replying to requisitions.
• Carrying out searches online.
• Using Land Registry portal to order official copies, leases and title plans.
• Generating Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submitting applications.
• Drafting forms such as AP1s and TP1s.
• Preparing and submitting bills, receipts and payments to the accounts department for fee earners.
• Using Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions; and ordering official copies, leases and title plans.

Ideal Candidate:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Good computer literacy (word, excel, outlook), including, working knowledge of case management software.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• An understanding of the conveyancing process.

Benefits:

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension.
• Private health insurance.
• Death in service benefits.
• Training and development opportunities.

Hours:

• Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5.00 pm.

Experience:

• Conveyancing experience essential