Conveyancing Paralegal

Conveyancing Paralegal

Elephant & Castle, London

£30,000 - £37,000 depending on experience + discretionary bonus other bens

Our market-leading client is looking to secure the services of a new Conveyancing Paralegal. Reporting into the Director of Governance the Conveyancing Paralegal is vital in navigating the complexities of shared ownership property deals. The role will be responsible for all conveyancing aspects including legal documentation, customer communication, and property searches. They will coordinate with the Sparrow team, to ensure smooth transactions and compliance within the relevant regulations.

As the Conveyancing Paralegal you will also be

• Overview: Working with limited supervision, dealing with shared ownership resales, staircasing, and re-mortgages, from start to finish from receiving instructions through to post-completion formalities.
• Legal documentation: Handling administrative duties including analysing and inputting data, organising and maintaining documents, dealing with all post completion formalities, maintaining a resale and staircasing tracker and recording and regularly updating on finances on each completed transaction.
• Customer liaison: Point of contact for customers, providing updates and answering all queries. Conducting all investigating and dealing with any customer complaints.
• Property Searches: Conducting property searches to check for any legal issues or restrictions.
• Coordination: Coordinate with other professionals involved in the transaction i.e. the Sparrow leadership and team, solicitors, mortgage brokers, etc.
• Compliance: Ensuring all transactions comply with relevant laws and regulations.
• General: Assisting with ad hoc title and lease enquiries, as and when required. Conducting legal research. Drafting correspondence and documents as required.

Skills & experience required of the Conveyancing Paralegal role:

• A bachelor's degree in law or equivalent (e.g. Council for Licenced Conveyancers (CLC))
• Previous conveyancing experience, particularly in shared ownership transactions required
• Experience liaising with customers and managing their experience desirable
• Knowledge of shared ownership sales desirable
• Knowledge of Property Law, conveyancing procedures and shared Ownership regulations
• Familiarity with legal terminology and procedures
• Clear and effective communication skills in both oral and written English
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Our client is built on diversity. Their ambition is to build an inclusive culture where diversity is embraced, and everyone feels safe, respected, valued and able to thrive as part of a winning, engaged team.

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Documentary evidence will be requested at the interview stage.