Paralegal

We are seeking an experienced paralegal to join the Real Estate team in our London office.

You will be joining a busy, diverse and proactive team, supporting an experienced fee-earner and dealing with high quality work. You should be keen to take on a challenging and varied role and prospects for advancement in due course are good.

You will be assisting in the running of live files, in addition to supporting your supervisor in all aspects of conveyancing transactions, from instructions through to post completion. The work involves liaising with all parties and providing administrative and legal assistance throughout the conveyancing process.

Previous conveyancing support experience in a legal environment is needed and you should ideally also have relevant legal qualifications. You will have a good understanding of the conveyancing process, from instruction through to completion and practical experience in raising enquiries, reviewing replies and report drafting (under supervision).

You must be confident working to timescales, able to use your initiative, commercially aware and have good inter-personal skills - team approach and flexibility.

Responsibilities include:

• File opening/AML compliance
• Administrative support on exchange formalities completion and post completion tasks
• Preparing reports on title, mortgages and searches (with supervision)
• Raising and reviewing enquiries on title and contract packs, searches and surveys (with supervision)
• Liaising with clients, agents, lenders and other solicitors to progress transactions.
• Drafting financial statements and invoices
• General administration tasks and the updating of internal and external systems.