A top London Law Firm based in the West End is looking to expand their Real Estate Finance Team with a Paralegal to support the Fee Earners to process high volume and urgent transactions. You will have previous experience in property and should be looking for a new challenge to develop your legal career.
Main duties will include but not limited to:
- To work as part of the Real Estate Finance team supporting the lawyers; providing legal and administrative support on transactions including:
- Opening new client files and corresponding with other solicitors and our clients
- Dealing with redemptions and further advances
- Drafting finance documents based upon templates;
- Drafting security documents based upon templates;
- Carrying out property searches and liaising with the Land Registry;
- Completion and post completion administration; to include companies house and Land Registry applications.
- Applying for official copy register entries from Land Registry
- To assist with photocopying of documents and binding of documents when required to do so for the office.
- Preparing Lease Reports and other document summaries.
- Preparing documents for signature on DocuSign.
- To work as part of the Real Estate Finance team supporting the lawyers; providing legal and administrative support on transactions including:
- Opening new client files and corresponding with other solicitors and our clients
- Dealing with redemptions and further advances
- Drafting finance documents based upon templates;
- Drafting security documents based upon templates;
- Carrying out property searches and liaising with the Land Registry;
- Completion and post completion administration; to include companies house and Land Registry applications.
- Applying for official copy register entries from Land Registry
- To assist with photocopying of documents and binding of documents when required to do so for the office.
- Preparing Lease Reports and other document summaries.
- Preparing documents for signature on DocuSign.
Skills and experience
- 12 months of previous experience working within a fast paced legal/professional services property team is essential.
- Strong academic results including at least a 2:1 degree and has passed the LPC.
- Experience of using practice management scheme is desirable, and knowledge of Proclaim would be advantageous but not essential.
- Experience in using DocuSign.
- Excellent administration, organisational and prioritisation skills with ability to manage time efficiently.
- Excellent attention to detail.
This role will offer someone genuine support and progression on your career. If you would like to know more please feel free to get in touch.
Salary up to £34k – Full time in the office initially
AJ Chambers Recruitment Ltd,