Legal Executive - Conveyancing & Private Client in Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Up to £26,000 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Company: MOV8 Real Estate

Looking to Gain Valuable Legal Experience Before Your Traineeship? Or Ready to Take on More Responsibility?

Are you a law graduate looking to gain practical experience before starting your traineeship? Or are you an experienced Legal Executive or Paralegal looking to take the next step in your career and develop your own fee-earning responsibilities?

At MOV8 Real Estate, we're looking for an ambitious, organised and client-focused Legal Executive to join our growing Legal Team in Edinburgh.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary of up to £26,000, depending on experience.

• Valuable hands-on experience across Residential Conveyancing and Private Client matters.

• Opportunities to develop fee-earning skills and take on increasing responsibility.

• Practical experience that can provide an excellent foundation for a future legal traineeship.

• The opportunity to manage aspects of your own caseload, with appropriate supervision and support.

• Training and mentoring from experienced solicitors and legal professionals.

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.

• Opportunities for career development within a growing legal business.

• Modern technology and case management systems to support your day-to-day work.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience across Residential Conveyancing and Private Client work, developing practical legal skills while working alongside experienced solicitors and legal professionals.

Whether you're looking to build a strong foundation before beginning your legal traineeship or you're ready to progress beyond a traditional legal support role, this position offers the opportunity to take ownership of your work, develop your technical knowledge and make a genuine contribution to the business.

Why Join MOV8?

MOV8 is one of Scotland's most progressive property businesses, bringing estate agency, conveyancing and private client services together under one roof.

We're an ambitious, forward-thinking business that continues to invest in our people, technology and services to deliver an exceptional experience for our clients.

We believe that developing talented individuals is essential to our continued success, and we're committed to providing opportunities for people who demonstrate initiative, ambition and a genuine passion for delivering excellent client service.

The Role

As a Legal Executive, you'll play an important role in progressing legal matters and delivering an exceptional service to our clients.

Unlike a purely administrative position, this role offers the opportunity to become actively involved in legal transactions, develop your technical knowledge and gradually take on greater responsibility for managing files and client relationships.

Working under the supervision of experienced solicitors, you'll gain exposure to a variety of legal matters across both our Conveyancing and Private Client departments.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with and progressing residential conveyancing transactions, including purchases, sales, remortgages and transfers of title.

• Supporting Private Client matters, including Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executries.

• Managing allocated tasks and, as your experience develops, taking responsibility for appropriate fee-earning matters under supervision.

• Communicating directly with clients, solicitors, lenders, estate agents and other third parties.

• Preparing legal documentation, correspondence and supporting paperwork.

• Reviewing files, identifying outstanding actions and proactively progressing matters towards completion.

• Maintaining accurate client records and ensuring files are managed efficiently using our case management systems.

• Supporting the preparation of documentation for conveyancing settlements and Private Client transactions.

• Developing your understanding of legal procedures, regulatory requirements and client care standards.

• Building positive relationships with clients and colleagues to ensure an excellent service throughout.

• Working collaboratively with the wider Legal Team to improve processes and contribute to the continued success of the business.

About You

We're looking for someone who is motivated, eager to learn and ready to take ownership of their development.

This opportunity would be particularly well suited to either:

A Law Graduate or Future Trainee Solicitor

Someone who has completed, or is working towards completing, their legal studies and wants to gain valuable practical experience before commencing a traineeship.

You'll have the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a real legal environment, develop confidence in dealing with clients and gain exposure to the day-to-day responsibilities of a busy legal practice.

An Experienced Legal Executive or Paralegal

Someone who already has experience in a legal environment but is looking for greater responsibility, more direct client contact and the opportunity to develop their own fee-earning capabilities.

If you're ready to move beyond a predominantly administrative role and take a more active part in managing legal matters, we'd love to hear from you.

Ideally, you'll have:

• A Scots Law degree, relevant legal qualification or previous experience in a legal support or paralegal role.

• An interest in developing expertise across Residential Conveyancing and Private Client work.

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.

• Confident communication skills and a professional, client-focused approach.

• The ability to manage competing priorities and take ownership of assigned work.

• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.

• Strong IT skills and confidence using case management systems.

• A genuine desire to develop your legal knowledge and progress your career.

• A positive, collaborative approach to working with colleagues.

Previous experience in Scottish residential conveyancing or Private Client work would be advantageous, but we also welcome applications from enthusiastic individuals who can demonstrate the right attitude and potential.

Interested? We'd Love to Hear from You!

If you're looking for an opportunity to gain practical legal experience, develop your fee-earning skills or take the next step towards a successful legal career, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your legal career with MOV8 Real Estate.