Legal Support Assistant (Post Completion) in Cheltenham

We are currently looking for a dependable, proactive and organised individual to fulfil a crucial role within our Real Estate Finance team. The Real Estate Finance team is a vibrant team with a strong culture and deals with fast-paced transactions, acting for both lenders and borrowers on refinances and property acquisitions. Based in our bustling Cheltenham or Worcester offices, you will provide post-completion support for a number of fee earners.

Responsibilities of a Post Completion Legal Assistant include:

• Preparation of applications to register documents at Companies House
• Preparation of SDLT/LTT returns
• Preparation of Land Registry applications
• Liaising with fee earners to deal with Land Registry requisitions and queries arising
• Compiling and organising hard copy and electronic documentation
• Providing updates to lender clients on the status of post completion formalities, sending copy documentation and dealing with any queries as they arise
• Updating of post-completion spreadsheet and providing updates to fee earners where appropriate
• Being the first point of contact for any administrative and business support requirements for post completion work, anticipating the teams needs where possible

About You

As a Post Completion Legal Support Assistant, you will have:

• The ability to prioritise work according to business needs and deadlines
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to work to tight timescales
• Sound IT competency including Microsoft Office
• Experience of working in a client facing environment
• Experience within a legal or professional services environment would be preferable
• Proactive and dependable nature, with attention to detail in all aspects of your work
• Prior administrative experience would be advantageous
• Legal qualification not essential

Benefits of working with us as a Legal Support Assistant:

• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• Support staff bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.