About this role
Paralegal
Join a supportive, forward-thinking property team handling varied conveyancing and leasing work. This full-time opportunity suits someone holding the required professional registration who enjoys client contact, managing a busy caseload and progressing their career.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Conveyancing Paralegal, Property Paralegal, Residential Conveyancing Paralegal, Residential Property Paralegal, Real Estate Paralegal, Conveyancing Assistant, Property Legal Assistant, Legal Assistant
Benefits include a minimum of 33 days’ holiday, the option to purchase additional leave, a generous pension scheme and structured development support.
SALARY: £33,000 - £40,000 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits
LOCATION: Edinburgh, Scotland
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
Build your property law career in a supportive environment with varied client-facing work across conveyancing and leasing. The Paralegal will manage transactions and maintain strong client contact.
Working closely with colleagues and external parties, the Paralegal will help keep matters moving accurately and on time while contributing to a busy property team.
Structured training, ongoing professional development and supported progression give the Paralegal scope to grow while supporting clients and colleagues effectively.
As a successful candidate you will join a firm that has held Investors in People accreditation since 1997 and recently gained Gold accreditation. The firm are proud to be a friendly legal practice that genuinely cares about their staff. Many of their solicitors and support staff have been with them for over 30 years, reflecting the positive, inclusive culture they have worked hard to create
DUTIES
Your duties as the Paralegal include:
Workload and Deadlines: Manage own workload to meet client deadlinesClient Instructions: Deal promptly with client instructionsProperty and Leasing Transactions: Manage property and leasing transactionsEstate Agency and ESPC Matters: Liaise with the estate agent and handle ESPC mattersClient and Third-Party Liaison: Liaise with clients, estate agents and other third partiesFile Management: Proactively attend to file managementTeam Support: Provide support to other members of the property team
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Professionally accredited or registered paralegal with a recognised legal professional body, with demonstrable knowledge and experience of Scots law relevant to the roleExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to prioritise and manage a caseload effectivelyStrong business awareness of deadlines and working under pressureExcellent attention to detail DESIRABLE
Previous relevant experienceExperience in a similar role dealing with purchase and sale transactions, title queries across Sasine and Land Registers, and notices of potential liability
BENEFITS
Minimum of 33 days’ holidayOption to purchase additional leaveGenerous pension schemeStructured training and ongoing professional developmentSupported progression and career growthFriendly, inclusive working environment
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P15227
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