Laceys is a well-established, trusted and forward-thinking local law firm operating from 2 Bournemouth based offices across a broad spectrum of practice areas.
We’re recognised in the Legal 500, demonstrating our strength and depth of legal advice across a range of services, for both individuals and businesses.
Supporting all legal work within the team, focusing on residential property. A varied role covering all aspects of paralegal work. You will work under the supervision of our experienced lawyers to progress projects and transactions, get involved in fact finding and research projects and be responsible for developing and maintaining case files.
The focus of the role is to assist with cases as appropriate and under supervision by a qualified lawyer. You will also run your own files as a paralegal, particularly for lower-risk cases and under supervision.
Duties include:
· Responsibility for delegated tasks as assigned by qualified fee earners
· Running own cases under supervision of a qualified fee earner including all administrative tasks associated with those cases from onboarding to archiving
· Assisting qualified fee earners on their matters including preparation of files, documents, letters, emails, and pre and post completion matters
· Achieving reasonable billing targets where applicable (to be agreed with HOD)
· Recording time on matters where not fixed-fee or where shared with others
· Drafting legal documentation relating to routine and risk-appropriate property transactions
· Undertaking land registration formalities
· Analysing and summarising documents and fact checking
· Conducting legal research - using existing files and a variety of other research resources to develop information for pending cases
· Working closely with and developing, training and supporting the team of Legal Assistants
· Keeping up to date with changes to law, government/regulatory guidelines or regulations in relation to your area of work
· Writing articles for internal or external circulation as required
· Opening and closing own and fee earner’s case files and assisting with archiving and file retrieval
· Maintaining all case files to a high standard and in accordance with SRA requirements, the Law Society protocol, CQS, Laceys’ procedures and the LEXCEL quality mark requirements
· Assisting with billing and accounting
· Timely communication with clients, agents and other third parties about progression of cases and transactions
· Networking with clients or other sources of work as appropriate to develop new, and build upon existing, relationships and participating in marketing activities as required

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