Residential Conveyancing Paralegal

Spalding - £28,000

Skills and experience

• Positive approach to teamwork and an ability to develop relationships
• Have the ability to adapt to a broad range of circumstances and remain calm under pressure
• Flexibility to achieve the Team and Organisation’s goals and vision.
• Strong desire to learn and widen knowledge
• Have the ability to act independently to a reasonably high level, but also to work with more experienced partners and fee earners on more complex and specialised matters, as required
• Experience of building relationships with both new and existing clients and professionals, as well as a natural ability to promote marketing and business development initiatives in a dynamic way
• Possess good communication skills in order to explain legal matters clearly to clients
• Be discrete and have the ability to respect client confidentiality
• Be able to tackle tasks in a structured manner to ensure completion to a high standard
• Demonstrate solid organisation and time management skills
• Have experience of working in a team and the ability to develop relationships with colleagues

Responsibilities

• Producing legal documentation as required;
• Drafting of basic deeds, documents and letters;
• Drafting financial statements;
• Engaging in legal research as appropriate;
• Undertaking basic correspondence and telephone calls on client matters;
• Appreciation of legal procedures.
• Be involved in the efficient management of client/matter files to include general filing in a timely and accurate manner, file closure, archiving, retrieval and return from storage as required including updating relevant databases
• Deal with administrative routines, and provide administrative support as required by the team; including scanning, faxing, printing, document binding/bundling, recording time and photocopying;
• Operate case management system including storing documents electronically;
• Manage incoming and outgoing telephone calls, e-mails and facsimile transmissions as required;
• Ensure the confidentiality of all the Company’s and clients’ documentation and information;
• Maintenance of client relationship management data and records;
• Monitoring compliance and Lexcel requirements;
• Assist with good financial management, as and when appropriate;
• Assist with reception of clients and arrangement of meetings as required;
• Deal with queries and enquiries from fee earners, Team Co-ordinators and secretaries;
• Deal with queries from clients;
• Transcription of digital dictation;
• Support the wider team and assist with work as required;