Job Description
Residential Conveyancing Paralegal / Legal Assistant
Taunton or Exeter (Somerset/Devon) Full-time Permanent
A well-established law firm in Taunton & Devon is expanding its Residential Conveyancing team and is now recruiting an experienced Conveyancing Paralegal or Legal Assistant due to sustained growth in new instructions.
This is a genuine opportunity to join a busy, forward-thinking conveyancing department with a strong pipeline of new build and residential property transactions.
The Role
Working closely with the Head of New Homes and senior conveyancing professionals, you will play a key role in supporting high-volume residential conveyancing and new homes matters, acting for clients purchasing from national and regional property developers.
You will be trusted to manage your own workload and progress files proactively from instruction through to post-completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing draft contract documentation
- Handling sale and purchase enquiries
- Ordering and reviewing property searches
- Managing exchange and completion processes
- Drafting completion statements
- Preparing and submitting SDLT returns
- Carrying out Land Registry searches and applications
- Dealing with post-completion formalities
- Confidently handling telephone and email correspondence with clients and third parties
- Producing legal documents using the firm's case management system
Candidate Requirements
- Minimum 12 months' residential conveyancing experience
- Experience with new build conveyancing is desirable
- Able to manage a busy caseload with minimal supervision
- Confident communicator with strong organisational skills
- Comfortable using modern legal case management software
Salary & Benefits
- Up to 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Birthday off as additional leave
- Discounted legal services
- Support with professional qualifications and funding
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Discounted gym membership
How to Apply
Apply online today or contact Paul Norman at G2 Legal for a confidential discussion and further details.
