Paralegal

A legal 500 law firm based in the city is seeking an experienced Paralegal with a Real Estate background, paying up to £27,000 plus benefits. This is a newly created role due to extensive team growth and internal promotions.

The Paralegal will be supporting the busy Real Estate Team, in particular with a focus on plot sales and post completion work.

Duties will include the following:

• Managing multiple workflow trackers, calendar management (pertaining to completion/
• AP1, Cancellation and SDLT submission deadlines).
• Assisting with the day-to-day supervision of the paralegals and trainees within
• the team, ensuring they are delivering a quality service and meeting client expectations.
• Dealing with client enquiries
• Preparing and approving transfer deeds and leases and dealing with their
• execution and completion.
• Reviewing replies to pre-completion requisitions
• Submitting, reviewing, and interpreting priority searches
• Preparing and submitting SDLT returns and arranging payment within the
• statutory timescales.
• Preparing AP1 applications to minimise Requisitions and to deal with any Land
• Registry Requisitions that may arise.
• Arranging for files to be closed down once all completions pertaining to that
• matter have been completed.
• Keeping tidy and accurate files, records, and trackers both in hard copy and electronically and ensure LEXCEL compliance.

The firm are ideally looking for an experienced candidate with over 12 months working in a paralegal position. You will have some experience in a paralegal role that includes property contracts following exchange and through to completion and registration, as well as dealing with matters in volume. Experience in development work, residential conveyancing and plot sales would be most suitable.

If you are a paralegal looking for your next role in Real Estate then please apply directly to the advert!

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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