Thomas Legal
Paralegal – Gloucester Based
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Salary: Dependent on Experience
Location: Brunswick House, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AA
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm, (35 hours per week)
Thomas Legal are an award-winning residential property firm. Our aim is to be the very best national provider of conveyancing services, with a team who are passionate about providing an exceptional service. As we have continued to grow, we have insisted on only recruiting the best people with a genuine passion for property work. We are currently looking for like-minded individuals to join our dynamic team.
We are looking for enthusiastic Paralegals with experience of handling a variety of sale and purchase transactions with the support and supervision of an experienced, qualified Fee Earner and supported by wider team of Fee Earners, Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Handling your own caseload of sale & purchase files under supervision
- Updating clients and introducers on the progress of matters
- Raising and responding to enquiries
- Interrogating responses and providing detailed reports to clients
- Dealing with pre-exchange and completion issues
You will have knowledge of the sales, purchase and re-mortgage process and be comfortable running a mixed caseload of files with appropriate supervision.
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate must possess a GCSE pass at grade C or above in English and Maths. A law degree (ideally 2:1 or above) or an equivalent law qualification is highly desirable but not necessarily a barrier to employment. In addition, individuals will:
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- Have experience of working within a law firm environment with prior residential conveyancing or wider property exposure
- Have previous experience of working within a service driven team environment
- Be competent with operating IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Have a high level of attention to detail
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Be driven to deliver all tasks in a timely manner and have proven experience of working under pressure
Benefits
A comprehensive flexible benefits package for all staff which includes:
- Hybrid working (home and office)
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Additional annual leave for long service including a one-month fully paid sabbatical
- Monthly employee recognition awards
- 9DF flexible working benefit
- Holiday Trading Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- EAP service and wellbeing programme
- 2 x paid charity volunteering days
- Study Support Programme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Discounted corporate gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted shopping/restaurants scheme
- Free monthly breakfasts and lunches
- Teambuilding, sporting, and social events throughout the year, both company-wide events and in individual teams
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