Paralegal (Richmond, ENG)

Role | Legal Secretary / Career Paralegal – Residential Property

Company | Well-Established Legal 500 Law Firm

Level | Experienced Legal Secretary / Career Paralegal (2+ Years’ Experience)

Based | Richmond, London (Office-Based)

Offer | Competitive Salary (DOE) + Benefits

We are working with a well-regarded and established law firm who are looking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary / Career Paralegal to join their busy residential property team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their existing experience and develop a long-term career within residential conveyancing, working alongside experienced fee earners in a friendly and supportive environment.

The successful candidate will assist with a variety of residential property transactions, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, new-build properties, remortgages, transfers of equity and lease extensions.

This role would suit an experienced legal professional who enjoys residential property work and is looking for a long-term career within a legal support or paralegal position. While the role offers the opportunity to develop specialist experience, it is not designed as an entry-level position for recent graduates or as a route to qualifying as a solicitor through Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).

Typical duties for the role will include:

• Assisting with residential property transactions, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, new builds, remortgages, transfers of equity and lease extensions.
• Supporting fee earners throughout the conveyancing process, including exchange and completion.
• Preparing and submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) returns.
• Preparing and submitting HM Land Registry applications and dealing with requisitions.
• Completing Companies House submissions where required.
• Managing leasehold post-completion requirements and ensuring all relevant obligations are fulfilled.
• Assisting with post-completion matters and ensuring registrations and documentation are completed within the required timescales.
• Opening and closing files in accordance with firm procedures.
• Assisting with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), KYC and other compliance requirements.
• Liaising with clients, estate agents, solicitors and other relevant parties to progress transactions and respond to general enquiries.
• Providing administrative and legal support to fee earners within a busy residential property team.

The successful candidate will have:

• A minimum of two years’ experience as a Property Paralegal or in a similar residential conveyancing support role.
• Experience handling SDLT returns and HM Land Registry applications.
• Experience dealing with requisitions and leasehold post-completion requirements.
• A good understanding of the residential conveyancing process.
• Experience assisting fee earners with exchange, completion and post-completion matters.
• Knowledge of file opening, file closing and AML compliance procedures.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and a professional, client-focused approach.
• A genuine interest in developing a long-term career within residential property legal support.

Benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with length of service.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Enhanced adoption, maternity and paternity pay, subject to qualifying criteria.
• Opportunities to develop within an established law firm.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.

If this role looks like the new challenge that you are looking for, please apply via the advert or contact Owen at Eclectic Recruitment.

Eclectic Recruitment endeavour to reply to every application; however, if you have not heard back within 10 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.