In-House Residential Real Estate Paralegal
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 10 Aug 2022
- Closes
- 07 Sep 2022
- Ref
- JN -042022-5410902
- Contact
- Elizabeth Holdaway
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Property and Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An exciting opportunity for a Residential Real Estate Paralegal looking to take their legal career in-house. This roles works to support the business in dealing with a broad spectrum of non-contentious matters with a focus primarily on residential based transactions and ad hoc legal queries both internally and externally.
Client Details
Property Developer
Description
- Completing and filing stamp duty land tax forms
- Assisting with the general administration of the Real Estate team
- Proof reading and checking forms and documents for accuracy
- Researching points of law and other factual issues, through the use of legal databases, textbooks and other appropriate sources
- Assisting with ad hoc administrative and legal tasks under instructions.
- Reading leases, deeds and other property title documents and miscellaneous documents, identifying key provisions and analysing title structures.
- Recommend action following review of legal documentation including leases and titles.
- Reviewing and extracting information from various sources including leases and HM Land Registry.
- Maintaining and updating the in-house database in accordance with correspondence and other communications exchanged with tenants or their solicitors.
- Providing high-standard customer service to leaseholder and their representatives on the phone or in writing.
- Interpret aspects of lease information and input accurately onto the database, working to tight timescales.
Profile
- Attention to Detail: able to demonstrate accuracy in all aspects of your role and possess a keen eye for detail. Able to pick up on small details to provide accurate responses to callers.
- Organised: able to manage multiple tasks and handle a high volume of calls, extract information from various sources and track previous history while speaking to caller and taking accurate notes.
- Customer Service: able to communicate effectively, providing accurate information in a helpful manner, and maintaining a professional attitude at all times. Able to adapt to unique customer queries and situations and have a positive attitude toward callers, even when dealing with difficult issues.
- Data input: able to show accuracy and speed when entering data into a database, copying from written and oral sources. Able to learn new systems, including the database, and use them effectively in accordance with company procedures.
- Working in a team: able to work with all of our teams productively and cooperatively with a variety of colleagues, and willing to learn new responsibilities as required within the team environment.
- Letter writing: able to write professional letters, both using templates and drafting letters. A high level of accuracy is required when dealing with the information provided in company correspondence.
- Problem solving: able to investigate a query and suggest solutions. Ability to ask questions and manage sensitive or challenging situations.
- Ability to use initiative: After an initial training period, individuals will be expected to effectively recognise when they need to make a decision, and when assistance should be requested from a more experienced member of the team or management team.
Job Offer
Permanent job, competitive salary and hybrid working.