A well-established and growing law firm is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join its busy Residential Conveyancing Department. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a fast-paced and supportive property team within a highly regarded conveyancing practice. The successful candidate will play an important role in assisting fee earners with a broad range of residential conveyancing matters while delivering high levels of client care and administrative support.

The Role

The successful candidate will support fee earners within the Residential Conveyancing Department on a variety of transactional and administrative tasks. The role requires excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a busy environment.

This position would suit an experienced conveyancing legal assistant or legal secretary who enjoys working as part of a team while confidently managing responsibilities independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Taking client instructions and carrying out onboarding procedures, including ID verification and source of funds checks
• Issuing sales contracts
• Requesting mortgage redemption statements
• Preparing and translating dictated correspondence and documents
• Responding to sales enquiries relating to freehold and leasehold properties
• Drafting completion statements
• Ordering searches
• Drafting transfer deeds
• Updating clients, estate agents, lenders, and third parties throughout transactions
• Assisting with exchanges of contracts on sales and purchases
• Ordering mortgage advances and undertaking pre-completion searches
• Setting up completions
• Assisting with post-completion matters
• Providing general administrative support within the conveyancing department

Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience within residential conveyancing as a legal assistant or legal secretary
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with dictation systems
• Strong keyboard and word processing skills
• Good numerical ability and attention to detail
• The ability to remain calm and organised under pressure
• A professional, positive, and friendly approach
• A strong understanding of confidentiality and client care
• Excellent organisational and teamwork skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Attractive holiday entitlement
• Company pension scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Clear career development and progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment