PARALEGAL - BANKING

Due to organic growth and continued success, our client is looking for a Banking Paralegal to join their team in Manchester City Centre. The successful candidate will support the Fee Earners covering freehold and leasehold properties and provide a high level of client care. This role offers the opportunity to join an established and progressive law firm. You will also be offered excellent training and development, with the opportunity to develop your career with a view to a training contract depending on your performance.

Primary Purpose of the role:

• Reporting directly to all fee earners, provide administrative and clerical support to the team as directed and work with other departments to provide effective support services.
• Assist the team and property support team with Companies House and Land Registry registrations/requisitions when needed.
• Be actively involved in assisting fee earners with redemptions including preparation of release documents, liaising with the client to obtain redemption statements, preparation of the completion slips and liaising with the Borrower’s solicitor.
• Assist fee earners with completions including completion day checks, priority searches, statements and slips for transfer of monies.
• Work closely with fee earners in the setting up, uploading and management of portfolio checklists and schedules as well as condition precedent schedules.
• Assist fee earners in the management and prompt submission of matter progress reports to clients where required.
• Communicate in a courteous and professional manner with clients, other contacts and internal staff on the telephone and by email, relaying messages and providing assistance where possible.
• Prompt administration of files such as opening and closing, billing, recording undertakings, archiving, etc., as directed by the fee earner.
• At all times comply with internal procedures as set out in the Office Manual and the Clerical Guide.
• At all times comply with all relevant legislation and regulations as directed by the firm (e.g. client confidentiality, anti-money laundering, Solicitors’ Regulation Authority and The Law Society rules, Solicitors’ Accounts Rules, Data Protection Act, etc.).
• Work as part of a team when work is requested by any other fee earner within Kuits and/or CSU, thus ensuring that work is delivered in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all typed work is accurate and proof-read before being handed to the fee earner.
• Prepare correspondence, documents (including track changing), Bank standard security documents, completion undertakings and completion statements.
• Assist in the personal organisation of fee earners using a computerised diary and task management system to ensure that no key dates, deadlines, tasks and appointments are missed by the fee earner.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Experience of a case manager system (preferably Partner for Windows or similar).
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Teams, databases and Excel.
• Team player with a positive and proactive attitude.
• Professional and helpful manner.
• Able to carry out tasks independently and show initiative.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated.
• Professional approach.

Can commute from: Manchester, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Sale, Altrincham, Cheshire, Lancashire, Ashton under Lyne, Stretford, Trafford, Bolton, Salford, Urmston, Hyde, Stalybridge.