Paralegal or Experienced Secretary
Residential and Commercial Property
Bournemouth
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The Role
We are looking for a talented Paralegal or an experienced secretary looking to progress to a paralegal position to join our Property team in Bournemouth and underpin one of our Property Partners, whilst also supporting one of our Residential Associates. This is a general Commercial and Residential Property role which will include secretarial and administrative support as required. The successful candidate will work for a range of clients including financial institutions, national businesses, private investors, developers, private landowners and private landlords, as well as private clients buying and selling residential properties, carrying out a range of high-quality work.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Reviewing initial instructions from clients;
- Carrying out initial communication (verbal and written) with all parties, including clients, other side solicitors, lenders and brokers;
- Identifying early issues arising from instructions and advising on available options;
- Investigating title, searches, planning position, enquiries and any ancillary documentation;
- Raising enquiries as appropriate of the borrower’s solicitor;
- Drafting various Property documents; contracts, leases, transfer, security documents with supervision;
- Dealing with hard copy documents and e documents by way of DocuSign;
- Dealing with transfer of funds and completion of other fee earner files;
- Preparing Reports of Title and Lease Reports;
- Carrying out pre-completion searches and dealing with completion; and
- Attending to registration of the applicable documents with HMRC, Companies House and Land Registry (as applicable) within the relevant time periods.
The Candidate
The key attributes for this role are:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Highly organised;
- Excellent attention to detail;
- The ability to work well, sometimes under pressure, to tight deadlines;
- A good team player;
- A flexible and proactive approach;
- Previous experience of dealing with Property transactions;
- Good IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.);
- A desire to learn and develop.
Location: Bournemouth office – Avalon House, 26-32 Oxford Road, Bournemouth BH8 8EZ (willingness to travel occasionally to Southampton and Winchester offices if required) Term:
Permanent Working Hours: Full Time
Department: Property
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to thrive at Paris Smith and be the best version of yourself. That’s why we do what we can to support your health and happiness both at work and outside it.
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to thrive at Paris Smith and be the best version of yourself. That’s why we do what we can to support your health and happiness both at work and outside it.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer a range of other benefits.
Competitive salary
We’ll give you a salary that’s appropriate for your experience, service line and location. We use third-party market research to make sure what we pay is competitive compared with the rest of the market.
Performance incentive
We take a performance driven approach at Paris Smith. So, if you perform well and are eligible, you may receive a bonus on top of your salary.
Benefits
Whilst pay is of course important, we look to provide a broad range of benefits as well, focused on health, wellbeing and family.
- 26 days’ holiday (increasing by one day per one year of service up to a maximum of 30 days) plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme membership
- Private medical insurance (subject to eligibility)
- Group income protection (subject to eligibility)
- Life assurance cover
- Personal accident cover
- Discounted legal fees
- Shopping Gateway: get product discounts by shopping online
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Wellbeing
At Paris Smith, the health and wellbeing of our staff is of the utmost importance. In support of this, we offer:
- access to a number of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders;
- health assessments (subject to eligibility);
- an annual Wellbeing Week;
- annual flu vaccinations;
- eyecare vouchers;
- financial wellbeing – access to professional financial advice throughout the year; and
- Employee Assistance Programme.
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You will work closely with a Property Partner and a Residential Associate, supporting them on a broad range of commercial and residential property matters.
If you believe you are the person we are looking for, please complete the form below and upload your CV
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Email the Recruitment team at recruitment@parissmith.co.uk
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