Conveyancing Legal Assistant - Manchester
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £18000 - £24000 per annum
- Posted
- 12 May 2022
- Closes
- 01 Jun 2022
- Ref
- JN -122021-4558459
- Contact
- Will Kendrick
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Property and Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Conveyancing Legal Assistant - Manchester - Working within my clients Residential Conveyancing team you will support a file handler in their varied caseload from instruction through to completion and registration. You will be responsible for ensuring you maintain ongoing high performance and deliver a quality, client-focused operation.
Client Details
With a first class reputation within the industry for residential conveyancing and having won multiple awards in this sector, including Conveyancing Firm of the Year - North of England at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards and also the proud winner of multiple ESTA awards, they are a team of hardworking and dedicated conveyancers that strive to go above and beyond for their clients
Description
Conveyancing Legal Assistant - Manchester
Client Management
- Maintain and build good professional working relationships with clients, external institutions and organisations
- Develop and improve client service standards, adopting a total customer care culture throughout your team
Technical Responsibilities
- Issuing Sale Contract Packs
- Identifying and obtaining missing documentation from a review of a file dealing with sale enquiries
- Obtaining redemption statements, preparing Draft Completion Statements and arrange completions
- Undertaking relevant searches and prepare Search reports
- Drafting Transfer Deeds
- Prepare Mortgage Reports
- Liaise with clients and third parties
- Request Redemption statements
- Adhere to and promote compliance with Conveyancing Quality Scheme and the Conveyancing Protocol, the firm's policies, practices and procedures; legislation applicable to the profession and to any relevant quality standards
Though training and other means, to keep fully up to date with relevant legislation and practice
You will be working towards:
- Preparing and issuing complex Sale Contract Packs
- Identifying and obtaining missing documentation from a review of a file dealing with complex sale enquiries; and checking a title for a freehold property
Profile
Conveyancing Legal Assistant - Manchester - Qualifications and Skills
- Previous legal assistant experience in a conveyancing department required
- Able to work accurately and clearly explain technical matters to non technical users in both written and verbal forms
- Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
- A client focused approach to service delivery
- Strong experience in using property case management software and Microsoft office tools
- Working knowledge of the CQS Protocol, Conveyancing Association Protocol, CML, & BSA Handbooks
- Self-motivated and able to work under pressure to strict deadlines/timescales
- An attention to detail
- Highly organised
- Excellent numeracy
Job Offer
Competitive salary and benefits package.