Irwin Mitchell
Residential Property Assistant (6191)
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We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.
The role of the Legal Assistant is to provide conveyancing admin support to fee earner colleagues (southern based) to allow them to provide quality legal advice and an exceptional conveyancing and secured lending services to our clients.
You will assist fee-earners with managing their caseloads of purchase, sale, remortgage, secured lending and other associated matters for both freehold and leasehold properties. More specifically, the conveyancing tasks you can expect to support fee earners with include, but not limited to:
Completing file openings and conducting conflict checks. Assisting with compliance procedures. Preparing sales packs and liaising with managing agents Preparing initial forms. Drafting contract documents. Completing post-completion processes including Land Registry applications. Requesting property searches. Preparing letters to clients, banks other solicitors and other third parties. Updating spreadsheets and keeping track of statutory dates. Liaising closely with clients to keep them up to date on the progress of their matter. Ensuring all appropriate documentation is recorded and updated as required. Reprographics tasks including photocopying, scanning, binding and printing. Dealing with incoming and outgoing post. Ensuring that documents and emails are filed to the electronic files; and Dealing with payment and invoice processing.
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We're looking for a Legal Assistant with a personable nature, who has a willingness to get stuck in and wants to join a close knit team. Our ideal candidate will have the following:
Demonstrable experience providing support to fee earners within the Conveyancing/Residential Property space Demonstrable experience working in an administrative/secretarial capacity, working with strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment A familiarity with HMLR, SDLT and conveyancing searches and documentation The ability to provide excellent customer and client service Good IT skills, specifically high proficiency in all Microsoft Office packages
Please also note that the role entails working five days per week on site in Newbury during the probation period for training and will then revert to a hybrid working model upon successful completion of probation.
If this sounds like you and you want to join a thriving team hit the apply button below for consideration
25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too. Generous and flexible pension schemes. Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid) Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
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We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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