Paralegal - Residential Conveyancing in Beckenham

Exciting Opportunity at Judge and Priestley Solicitors LLP

Our Values

• Expert: We will invest in the continual development of our people, team and also technology to ensure that we continue to be experts in all that we do.
• Professional: We are accountable to our clients, colleagues, and all those with whom we engage to ensure that we are open, transparent and act with integrity in all that we do.
• Friendly: Whilst at all times being professional, we will ensure that we are approachable and seek to put those with whom we deal, at ease in their dealings with us.

Are you a paralegal with conveyancing experience with a qualifying law degree? Are you looking to manage your own caseload and seeking a career opportunity within a leading regional law firm? Then this is the job for you!

Key Responsibilities

Our experienced and close-knit Conveyancing Team are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join them. You will have the opportunity to join a team accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme, the mark of excellence for the home buying process. Assisting the residential conveyancing solicitor you will use your excellent communications skills to contact/meet prospective clients, providing them with information about our services and liaise with all parties such as agents, mortgage brokers, lenders, local authorities and Land Registry. You will also carry out pre and post-exchange processes, for example drafting documents, undertaking searches, completing registrations, issuing documents to relevant parties, producing financial statements and typing reports.

This is a great opportunity for a bright enthusiastic individual with proven academic aptitude and have the genuine desire and talent for a career in law. As an able and committed team player you should enjoy legal research and be committed to taking the lead on enhancing your knowledge to ensure you have a strong understanding of the law. You also have a practical problem-solving approach to your work and the ability to think creatively whilst working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Ideally you will have experience of working in a similar conveyancing role.
• You will have a good overview of residential conveyancing processes and terminology.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE A-C grade standard in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Qualifying Law degree and Legal Practice Course (desirable).

Benefits

• Profit Share Scheme: We want all our employees to have a share in the success of the firm. This non contractual bonus is paid in June based on the profit from the previous financial year.
• Volunteer Sabbatical: We offer our employees up to 2 days paid leave a year to contribute towards our CSR efforts.
• Long Service Awards: We recognise long service through special lunches, extra time off and a monetary reward.
• Wellbeing - Worklife Central: This multi-format programme covers four main topic areas: Careers, Families, Wellbeing and Inclusion. Support and resources are available through a wide range of online live talks, support groups and workshops, long and short-form videos accessible on demand and a library of articles, blogs and podcasts.
• Medicash: You will be enrolled into our scheme which provides cashback on a range of health services.
• Pension: All employees are entitled to join our auto enrolment pension scheme. You will be enrolled in the pension after 3 months of employment dependent on age and salary.
• Generous & Flexible Annual leave: We have a minimum of 25 days across the firm and you will receive an additional day’s holiday after every completed year of service to a total maximum of 30 days. You are also able to carry over up to 5 days of unused holiday entitlement.
• Birthday off: If your birthday falls on a working day, you can have that day off as an extra day’s leave.
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave: We include family friendly policies when after two years’ service you will be eligible for our enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Death in Service Insurance: All employees will be entitled to 2 x salary.
• Legal Fees: After one year’s service, you will be entitled to a contribution towards legal fees.
• Recruitment Incentive: We offer up to £2,000 (dependent on level of seniority) referral bonus to say thank you for introducing a job candidate that becomes employed by J&P and passes their probation.
• Season Ticket Loan: After probation, you are entitled to apply for an interest free advance for a season ticket to use public transport to reach your place of work.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Allows you to make a saving of 25% - 39% on the retail price of a bike.