Residential Property Paralegal (Sheffield)

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

An opportunity has arisen for a talented Paralegal / Conveyancing Assistant to join our Residential Property team based from our Sheffield office.

Your Role and What You’ll Be Doing

The successful candidate will join Partner and Chartered Legal Executive, Helen Hutchison, in our Residential Property department in Sheffield. The department deals with all aspects of residential conveyancing which includes; sales, purchases, remortgages, transfer of equity and equity release, company buy to let, shared ownership and complex title transactions for clients nationally. The team do not pay referral fees for work and do not deal with volume conveyancing, meaning they can focus on a quality and advisory service.

In this role you can expect to work alongside our highly experienced property lawyers, giving them the necessary support to allow them to provide continuous, quality legal advice and an exceptional conveyancing service to our clients. Whilst you won’t be expected to manage your own caseload, you will have the opportunity to support fee earners when and where necessary and will therefore need to be confident in progressing matters from inception to completion for both freehold and leasehold properties.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced paralegal or conveyancing assistant with a personable nature, who has a willingness to get stuck in and wants to join a close-knit team. Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Demonstrable experience in Conveyancing/Residential Property in either a Paralegal or Assistant role.
• A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• The confidence to deal with cases independently, to provide support and cover during busy times and during periods of absence within the team.

If this sounds like you and you want to join a thriving team hit the apply button below for consideration!

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
• We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024! Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre-employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws. Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.