Paralegal - Housing and Regeneration

at  Capsticks Solicitors LLP

SKILL SET

• degree standard education;
• current/recent experience in the same or a similar area of law for example: conveyancing/real estate/commercial property/social housing (an advantage but not essential);
• good communication abilities;
• experience of working in an office environment (drafting letters etc.) (an advantage but not essential)
• excellent organisational skills
• an eye for detail
• good IT skills.

THE ROLE

The team deals with various residential property transactions, including private and shared ownership sales. This role will be working as part of the busy and supportive Plot Sales Team within the Housing and Regeneration department, alongside other Paralegals, a Team Leader , Associate and Partner.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drafting emails and letters to clients and solicitors
• Dealing with phone calls from clients and solicitors
• File administration including opening and closing matters and arranging deed s scheduling
• Preparing engrossments
• Preparing invoices and completion statements
• Assisting with completion, including the transfer of completion funds, and post-completion
• Providing general support and assistance to the Team with workloads
• To update client reports
• To build up a caseload and handle the running of files from instruction to post-completion with little assistance
• To keep on top of administrative functions of the role