Conveyancing Paralegal
Derby
£ 24000 - 28000/annum doe
Sue Ross Legal are recruiting for a Conveyancing Paralegal to join our client, a well-established and respected specialist law firm based in Derby.
The prime role of the Paralegal is to provide a mix of fee earning and administrative support to the Senior Conveyancer/Solicitor to enable the team to operate at an optimum level. This will include, but will not be limited to, the main responsibilities given below. A Paralegal is expected to work well within a small team and the wider business whilst using a high degree of self-management and initiative.
* Carry your own files from quotation through to post-completion with a view to progress towards full time fee earning role which will be reviewed quarterly.
* Communicate with clients and encourage clients into the office.
* Open files and accompanying procedures, to include production of confirmation of instruction letters, AML, Source of Wealth, and Funds, updating central records and the entering of entities and capacities on each new client/matter file.
* To apply for searches on purchase transactions
* To prepare Contract documentation for the clients to sign
* Reporting to your client(s) on all aspects which affect their matter
* Co-ordinate the exchange of contracts
* Preparing the accounts packages and co-ordinating completions
* Dealing with the post-completion work
* Deal with incoming calls from clients, estate agents and solicitors
* To use initiative to progr...