Paralegal - Housing

Full Job Description

BMC Recruitment is delighted to be working with a national law firm to assist them in their recruitment for a Paralegal to join them on a permanent basis in their office in Leeds.
  
Background
This role is perfect for someone who has previous experience as a housing paralegal. The role is full time with hybrid working available.
   
Duties & Responsibilities
The role will encompass providing support to the Housing team, including managing your own caseload of non-contentious property matters and will include:

• Working on site acquisitions, developments and disposals fo housing developers, supporting with the due diligence, including
  • o Requisitioning searches and monitoring and reporting on results
  • o Obtaining title information
  • o Drafting documentation, reports and contracts
• Responding to client and third party queries
• Preparing matters for exchange and completion and requesting funds from key clients
• Dealing with all post-completion formalities, including preparing Land registry applications and submitting SDLT returns
• Collating various reports as requested by key clients

  
  
Person specification

• Experience of working as a paralegal in housing
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Litigation experience and familiarity with the Civil Procedure Rules is desirable but not essential

  
Benefits:

• Salary of up to £24,000 DOE
• 25 days holiday increasing with length of service
• Life Assurance
• Free Annual Headspace Subscription
• Salary sacrifice benefits

  
If this sounds like you click the apply today button or contact Eve Story at (url removed)