Hugh James
Conveyancing Paralegal/Licensed Conveyancer - Commercial Property
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Background
Our plot sales specialists work with various house associations, offering expert advice in the sale of new build properties. We do not deal with part exchange. We have an opportunity for an experienced Paralegal/Licensed Conveyancer to join the team.
The role
- Dealing with plot sales caseload primarily but there will be buy backs and staircasing and redemptions in relation to shared ownership/shared equity properties
- Meeting the needs of the housing association clients all who have different procedural requirements.
- Assisting with new site set up.
- Giving additional support to other team members during their holiday periods to ensure clients consistently receive the same level of service.
- Maintaining daily schedules and reports.
- Drafting of ancillary legal documents such as transfers, and shared ownership leases.
- Attending client meetings.
- Reporting to clients daily and keeping them updated on progress.
- Supporting the needs of the rest of the team and assisting with the training of new colleagues
Skills & Qualifications
- The successful candidate will have conveyancing experience and a high level of administrative and IT skills.
- They will also have excellent client care skills, be able to manage their own case load and be comfortable in working within a fast-paced environment.
- In addition, they will have strong organisational skills and be able to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
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Life at Hugh James
- We never shy away from a challenge
- We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges of all sizes are readily accepted.
The Hugh James difference
- Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what’s important keeps us driving forwards. It’s in our roots! We won’t stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.
- We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.
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A positive force in the community
- Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.
Some of our benefits on offer include:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
- Birthday day off
- Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
- Auto enrolment pension scheme
- Hybrid working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts for local businesses
- Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
- Employee recruitment incentive scheme
Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Stephanie Williams
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
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