Conveyancing Paralegal or Senior Conveyancing Secretary              

Location: Leamington Spa town centre

Salary: up to £27,500 negotiable, depending on experience and qualifications

We are working with a well-established, multi-office law firm who are very invested in their employees’ wellbeing and career development.

Offering a fabulous range of benefits listed below (some of which are accessible after completion of a probation period)they are a very supportive employer, who provide a collaborative and engaging working environment.

• Competitive salary with annual reviews
• 23 days’ holiday (increasing to 27 days) plus 8 days bank holiday
• 2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
• Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
• Holiday buy and sell scheme up to 5 additional days
• Company sick pay
• Company Pension Scheme
• Discounted legal fees
• BUPA private healthcare scheme
• Death in service benefits 3 x salary
• Career development and regular performance reviews
• Technical and personal skills training
• Community and fundraising events
• Full induction programme
• Virtual GP for you and your family
• Group Life Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service

The role will involve:

• Providing comprehensive administrative and paralegal support to a busy Property Department.
• Providing conveyancing quotes and opening new files
• Dealing with client enquiries by telephone and in person
• Keeping clients and estate agents fully updated
• Keeping up to date with prospective clients 
• Setting up files for completion
• Progressing files through to post-completion
• File closing and archiving
• Audio and copy typing of correspondence and legal documents
• Updating LMS and Lender Exchange
• Submitting registrations and dealing with requisitions
• Acting as the first point of contact for incoming calls for the Conveyancing team

Suitable candidates will have: 

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working within Residential Conveyancing
• Sound understanding of the conveyancing process
• Knowledge of LMS and Lender Exchange
• Experience of using the Land Registry portal and a legal case management system 
• Excellent client care skills
• Good communication skills and organisational skills

This is a full-time permanent job, working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week). The role will be fully office-based.

Note: Salary is given as a guideline, in line with market rate and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.  The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge