Paralegal – Securitisation

Devonshires Solicitors

  • Leeds
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 2 months ago
Devonshires has been providing legal services for more than 150 years, originally from our
head office in the City of London and, since February 2017, from our northern base office in
Leeds. We also have offices in Birmingham and Colchester. We act for a significant number
of charities, Housing Associations and Regulators. We are a “full service” firm with specialists
in Banking, Commercial/Corporate, Litigation, Housing, Employment, Projects & Property.
Over the past few years we have grown significantly and now have approximately 330
employees.Job purposeWe are seeking to recruit Paralegals to assist our Property Securitisation Team based in our
Leeds office. We are looking for someone ideally with previous conveyancing experience,
who has excellent attention to detail and be able to manage your own caseload. This is a
demanding role that will require flexibility and the ability to successfully prioritise competing
demands. This is an excellent opportunity to join a Tier 1 ranked team (Chambers UK and
Legal 500) who are at the forefront of the affordable housing sector, acting on transactions
ranging from £1m-£500m.Main Duties and Responsibilities:This is not an exhaustive list and from time to time it may be necessary to vary these to meet
the department and business needs. Working individually and as a team you will assist the
Partners and Solicitors with:
  • Specific tasks allocated on his/her files to include: identifying titles; obtaining Official
Copy Entries and Office Copy Documents from the Land Registry; undertaking title
checks and other property due diligence; carrying out searches; obtaining items from
Local Authorities and other third parties; chasing for outstanding items; carrying out
pre-completion Land Registry searches and; dealing with post-completion matters;
  • Providing the Clients, Partners and Solicitors with progress reports as and when
required;
  • Assisting with the organising, monitoring and delivery of the team's significant
transactions;
  • Providing cover and support to the other paralegals within the team as and when
required;
  • Meeting targets that may be set from time to time;
  • Following department procedures, the Solicitors' accounts rules and the Firm's
policies and procedures as detailed in the Office Manual;
  • Undertaking such duties and tasks that are appropriate for the role of Paralegal such
as changes in information systems and new technology as may reasonably be
required.Person SpecificationEssential skills
  • Possess good drafting skills;
  • Conduct effective legal research;
  • Competent in all MS applications, to include Word, Excel and Outlook;
  • Good communication skil s at all levels with the ability to communicate in “plain
English”;
  • Must be client focussed and have an approachable manner with good
communication skills/telephone manner;
  • Possess a strong customer service ethic with the ability to empathise with clients;
  • Have a methodical approach with excellent administration skills, organisation and
attention to detail;
  • Good time management skills, able to deal with more than one task at a time;
  • Ability to prioritise a heavy workload and work to tight deadlines, sometimes with
limited supervision;
  • Be a supportive team player and willing to assist others;
  • Self-motivated, enthusiastic, tenacious and approachable;
  • Be calm and professional at all times;
  • Be punctual and flexible. If you have capacity, you may be required to help other
departments, or team members, though this tends to be very rare.Desirable skills
  • 2:1 degree or equivalent in Law (or appropriate conversion);
  • Successful completion of the LPC or studying the LPC part time (or equivalent);
  • Studying CILEx;
  • Knowledge of DMS (Document Management System).
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