An opportunity has come up for an experienced assistant/paralegal to join the conveyancing team at a Solicitors Practice in the Wallingford area of Oxfordshire.
This conveyancing assistant role will entail providing support to fee earners in the team, with a particular focus with the back end of the conveyancing process, from exchange to post completion.
Duties may include things such as:-
- Taking a key role in handling files from exchange to completion
- Keeping clients and other interested parties updated on status of the transaction
- Drafting completion statements
- Ordering searches
- Requesting redemption figures
- General admin such as filing, photocopying, cheque requests and dealing with incoming and outgoing post.
- Carrying out registrations at the land registry
- Dealing with SDLT subissions
- General admin tasks required within the team to contribute to the efficiency of the department.
The successful candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate upwards of 3 years experience of working in a support capacity, such as a legal secretary or a legal assistant, within a conveyancing team.
In addition to a good knowledge of the conveyancing process, you will be a confident and personable communicator with a friendly personality in order to fit into the existing team and to provide a consistently high level of service to the firms clients.
The firm will offer an attractive benefits package including a good salary (based on experience and regularly reviewed to ensure it keeps pace with your development and responsibilities), 26 days annual leave a year and a generous Pension scheme amongst other perks.
If you are a conveyancing assistant interested in opportunities in the Oxfordshire area please apply ASAP using the links or get in touch with Greg Whittaker at GWR Legal Recruitment for further details
Salary description
£25000.00 - £35000.00 per year