Residential Real Estate Paralegal

This top 100 national law firm are looking for a Paralegal to join their Real Estate Residential Property team based in their London office.

You will get the opportunity to assist experienced fee earners with their case load and assist the head of department in the development of the department.The Real Estate Residential team assist individuals throughout the whole conveyancing process with a customer-centric service of the highest quality. They deal with purchase/sale, remortgage, builders & developers, Help to Buy, Landlord & Tenant Disputes, New Build, Right to Buy, Shared Ownership and Transfer of Equity.

Role Responsibilities

• Receiving telephone calls into the department; dealing with the calls as far as is possible and directing the calls where appropriate.
• Dealing with enquiries to appropriate level of knowledge and experience as directed by Supervisors.
• Making calls to clients and third parties involved in the conveyancing transaction.
• Ordering searches (where applicable).
• Responding promptly to requests for updates from clients, estate agents, brokers and introducers.
• Preparing contract packs in relation to sale transactions.
• Ordering documents from HMLR.
• Ordering bankruptcy searches, priority searches and company searches.
• Logging post on digital system.
• Preparing files for completion - including completing the details in a Certificate of Title and preparing the CoT and file for sign off by appropriate supervisor and / partner in the department.
• Ensuring that the case management is fully up to date.
• Issuing documentation to client for signature when requested to do so by supervisors.
• Dealing with help to buy matters.

Skills & Experience required

• Full understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• A good knowledge of general conveyancing and related topics.
• Full knowledge of land registry practices.
• Experience with new build and help to buy matters would be ideal, but is not essential.

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