Paralegal / Conveyancing Assistant

Hours of work: full-time, 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to FridayLocation: Chester Salary: dependent on experience

My client is recruiting for a Paralegal or Conveyancing Assistant to join their supportive Chester office. Within the role you will be responsible forproviding direct support to your line manager to enable the team to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the responsibilities given below. The employee is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative to facilitate the smooth running of the support functions within the team. The role will be supporting a Senior Fee Earner within the Real Estate team in Chester.

Key responsibilities:

• Deal effectively with clients and third parties over the telephone, in written correspondence

and occasionally face to face, in order to provide advice and assistance

• Be responsible for chasing various documentation, ID, mortgage offers and searches

• Keep the case management system and any third-party web sites up to date in real time

• Ensure our clients and introducers of business receive the best possible service at times

• Prepare required documentation as required with the conveyancing process

• Prepare the completion packs for the accounts department, to include completion

statements and invoices

• Deal with post exchange matters as directed by your team manager

• Be responsible for completions on the day of completion

• Comply with all of SAS Daniels policies and procedures

• Any other administrative duties required to assist your team and other teams should the need arise

Skills & attitude

• Strong administrative skills gained in an office environment

• Excellent attention to detail

• Good telephone manner

• Conversant in Microsoft office

• Highly organised

• Willingness to learn new skills

• A collaborative team player and an excellent communicator

• Experience of using a case management system

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years solid work experience working as a Paralegal or Conveyancing Assistant in a Residential Conveyancing Department

• Paralegal support experience and relevant training and/or qualifications for the group