Paralegal – Residential Property
Location: Office based in Ipswich 5 days a week
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-time / Permanent
The Role:
We are seeking a motivated and organised Paralegal to join our busy and friendly property team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in residential conveyancing within a supportive and professional environment. Previous experience in conveyancing is preferred, but not essential, as training will be provided for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
- To undertake general administration on the instruction of Fee Earners from initial client instruction through to completion
- To liaise with clients via email, telephone, and face to face in the Firm’s offices
- To deliver an excellent service to clients and agents keeping them informed at every stage of a case
- Meet and greet clients at the Firm’s offices professionally and courteously
- To undertake file opening and closing procedures
- To obtain title documents and submit searches
- To prepare replies to enquiries
- Maintain up to date legal knowledge in relation to conveyancing law, ensuring changes are brought to the attention of the team
- Appropriately ask questions to aid learning and understanding
- Work proactively on own initiative, delivering good quality work in a timely manner
- Work to build positive working relationships both within the team and across the wider Firm, offering assistance and support within your capabilities
- Deputise for senior fee earners in their absence
- To be responsible, jointly with senior fee earners for encouraging new business opportunities through estate agents wherever possible.
Requirements:
- Educated to degree level
- A genuine interest in property law
- Able to communicate clearly and concisely both to colleagues and clients
- Confident in the use of IT systems, particularly Word and Excel
- Able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail and methodical ways of working
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Able to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Able to effectively structure own workload
- A willingness to learn and grow own conveyancing knowledge and expertise
- Able to work full time from our office in Ipswich.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Supportive team environment
- Training and development opportunities
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience in residential conveyancing
- Career progression within the firm
How to apply:
If you are interested in this vacancy please submit your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to: sbugg@prettys.co.uk
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 25th March 2026.
Billing & Finance Assistant
Location: Ipswich Office
Hours: Full-time Monday–Friday
Salary: £27,000 per annum
The Role
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Firms’ financial operations by assisting the Finance Manager and Billing Manager in implementing service improvements by ensuring accurate billing, efficient processing of transactions, and compliance with regulatory and internal procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the Billing Manager with monthly billing and billing enquiries across departments, including disbursement only billing and payment plan billing.
- Liaising with teams and their clients to respond to billing queries, providing billing breakdowns, as necessary.
- Assist with processing incoming payments and invoices, ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded in the accounting system.
- Assess creditworthiness of new and existing customers by analysing financial data and credit reports.
- Assist with any other financial tasks coming into the Billing Team, including, but not limited to document production pertaining to costs for courts/insurers and consolidating and valuing fee earner time recording.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and relevant regulations.
- Manage routine telephone enquiries into the department
- Support the wider finance team during periods of holiday/absence
- Attend and participate in departmental meetings
- Any other general office administrative duties as required from time to time.
About You
- Ability to work as part of a team and highly reliable
- Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise own workload
- Good organisational skills and ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
- Excellent numerical understanding and appreciation
- Ability to work in an organised and efficient manner
- Adaptable and accommodating
- Ability to use initiative, act proactively and demonstrate self-direction
- Strong IT skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel. Strong Excel skills are essential for the role.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary with excellent benefits
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunities for professional development
- The chance to be part of a firm with a proud history and strong community reputation.
If you are pro-active in your approach to learning new skills and seeking to join a firm with over a century of excellence, we would be delighted to hear from you.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to sbugg@prettys.co.uk
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 24th March 2026
