Paralegal

Paralegal

Hours: Monday - Friday 9-5:30pm

Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Type: Hybrid working

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000PA + annual bonus + company benefits

Our client is seeking a Paralegal to join their growing legal team which specialise in landlord and tenant law and property law.

Main functions:

• Providing assistance to the Head of Legal (in-house solicitor) and the wider legal team.
• Drafting leases, consents, deeds of variation and licences on behalf of the fee earners.
• General research tasks where required.
• Undertaking initial lease reviews and background checks on various projects for the fee earner
• Assisting with preparation on litigation matters, liaising between external solicitors and internal parties, compiling bundles, drafting court and tribunal application forms.
• Transposing manuscript documents, engrossing documentation, copy typing, preparing files for completion, preparing and distributing standard documentation, uploading court directions, maintaining diaries, dealing with post-completion correspondence and general case management.
• Assisting with the invoicing of fees on completed matters.
• Assisting with incoming phone calls and queries as part of the wider company.

Attributes required:

• Legal graduate, ideally having completed LPC/ SQE and looking for training contract experience.
• Strong technical understanding of either land/ property law and leasehold contracts or property litigation
• Previous experience working as a legal secretary or Paralegal within a property or leasehold reform department is desirable but not essential.
• Highly organised.
• Good attention to detail, high level of accuracy and exceptional written communication.
• Capable of prioritising workload.
• Excellent knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Polite phone manner.
• Good interpersonal skills allowing the individual to liaise and correspond with various other teams and departments.
• Proactive and driven, keen to work hard and learn with a view to progressing their career.

Education:

• Law graduate or LPC/SQE graduate
• Legal secretarial background - relevant secretarial qualification (CILEx /City & Guilds/ Diploma for Legal Secretaries).
• 3 A-C grade A-levels (or equivalent).

Working environment:

Office: We operate from a modern open-plan office situated in Southend on Sea, easily accessible by road and train. Free parking is provided for staff.

Culture: The office provides a relaxed and friendly atmosphere which promotes a culture of collaboration and growth amongst staff. All staff work incredibly hard, but thrive on seeing positive results. We invest heavily within our staff to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

Social: The business operates a staff-run social committee, offering numerous social and charity driven events throughout the year, providing staff the opportunity to relax and spend time with their colleagues in a less formal setting. We also operate an 'employee of the month’ scheme where the winning staff member (as nominated by the staff) receives a £300 gift voucher.

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