Description:
We are looking for enthusiastic and engaged Legal Assistants to join our busy Residential Property team. This role will provide direct support to fee earners within the Residential Property Team, to enable them to operate at optimum efficiency, in addition to ensuring clients receive an excellent level of customer service throughout the transaction process.
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Day to day interaction with new clients and updating clients / agents / solicitors where necessary.
- Taking client instructions, checking ID, source of funds, gift deposits, etc.
- Preparing draft documents and issuing sales contracts.
- Requesting mortgage redemption figures.
- Ordering searches.
- Replying to sales enquiries on both freehold / leasehold properties.
- Drafting transfer deeds.
- Dealing with exchange of contracts on sales and purchases.
- Ordering mortgage advances, undertaking pre completion searches.
- Setting up completions.
- Dealing with client enquiries and communicating with a variety of third parties.
- Adherence to AML, client care and compliance procedures.
- Providing full support to the conveyancing solicitors to enable them to operate efficiently.
- Preparing correspondence using our case management system.
- Administering filing systems which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
- Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch.
What We’re Looking For
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a residential property support role.
- Experience assisting with or managing a small residential property caseload under supervision would be advantageous.
- Friendly, helpful team player with excellent customer service skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and adapt under pressure.
- Excellent attention to detail with high levels of speed and accuracy.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, typing, keyboard, and word processing skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including professional telephone manner.
- Familiar with dictation and comfortable liaising with clients by phone.