At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse leases and ensure accurate data on lease terms and service charges.
- Company: Join a leading Housing Trust in North London with a supportive team.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, hybrid work model, and valuable experience in the legal field.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with lease agreements and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 26.96 - 26.96 £ per hour.
Morgan Hunt currently require a Legal Assistant for Housing Trust based in North London on a Temporary basis.
Pay Rate: £26.96ph Ltd
Hours: 35 hrs Mon to Fri - 9am and 17.00pm - Hybrid, minimum 2 days in the office and 3 days from home
Location: North London
Duration: 3 month ongoing contract
About the Role
You will work within a project team to analyse leases to ensure the organisation has accurate and reliable data on lease terms and service charge apportionments. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure compliance with existing lease provisions and identify and escalate risk when appropriate. You will assist the project team and provide administrative support when needed to ensure that resources are deployed in accordance with business need.
Duties
- Obtain lease agreements and related documents from the Land Registry, ensuring completeness and accuracy against internal records.
- Conduct detailed reviews of leases to extract key information, including service charges apportionment clauses, maintenance obligations, and any variations impacting cost allocation.
- Identify and escalate discrepancies to the Project Lead.
- Analyse extracted data to determine correct service charge apportionment and accurately log findings in a joint spreadsheet, maintaining consistent formatting, categorisation, version control and audit trails for all updates.
- Identify and review additional leases based on initial findings and set criteria, applying risk‑based prioritisation to address anomalies or complex cases promptly and ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Ensure all activities comply with legal, regulatory and organisational standards.
Skills & Experience
- Good spoken and written English.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Proficiency using legal databases and MS Office suite.
- Legal drafting skills.
- Familiar with residential leases and service charge apportionments.
- Good research skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment.
- Proven ability to exercise good judgement and discretion including identifying and flagging risk.
- No specific legal qualifications are required but you must be able to demonstrate relevant experience of working with and analysing lease agreements.
Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer; job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
