Paralegal - Real Estate - Maidenhead, United Kingdom - Maxim Recruitment Solutions

Maxim Recruitment Solutions
Maxim Recruitment Solutions
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Maidenhead, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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A superb opportunity has come up for a
Paralegal/Legal Assistant to join our client's team at a highly regarded legal practice.


The Paralegal/Legal Assistant will be responsible for assisting the designated department with administrative duties and taking on their own caseload. Therefore the ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters in a professional manor is critical.

Duties

  • To attend to clients both on the telephone and in person.
  • To take and record accurately any messages and pass the same to the appropriate person without delay.
  • Through the Firm's Case Management system, prepare relevant documents, deeds and Land searches.
  • Deal with any post completion issue which may arise on a sale (contacting Land Registry to remove charges, post completion issues and managing agents on leasehold properties).
  • Submit all registrations within priority period.
  • Deal with all requisitions raised by Land Registry and all post completions queries which may arise regarding a purchase.
  • Once registration is complete, ensure ledger is clear and sift file for all documents to go out to lender/client, etc.
  • Arrange submission of the Stamp Duty Land Tax return with HMRC and registration at Land Registry within search priority periods.
  • Deal with requisitions from the Land Registry under supervision of the feeearner.
  • Pass files to scheduling and assist when necessary
  • Ensure discharges received where necessary and any undertakings are discharged.
  • Assist with retention releases and letters to clients which are required for compliance.
  • To deal accurately with filing and archiving, storage and retrieval of client files in line with the Team's filing system.
  • To draft straightforward documents when requested by a fee earner as far as the support assistant is able to do so.

Skills and qualifications

  • All staff are expected to be computer literate and become familiar with our case
- management system.

  • Experience in a property based role would be preferable.
  • Accountability
  • You are ultimately accountable to the Managing Partner for your quality of work and
- actions to the Partnership as a whole for your work on behalf of the Firm.


The salary for this role is dependent on experience however; They have a reputation of paying over market rate to attract the very best staff.

There is also a very lucrative benefits package available with the role.
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