Paralegal (Residential Conveyancing)
Are you looking for an opportunity to start your legal career in a supportive law Firm, working with highly skilled colleagues and delivering high quality legal services?
Are you someone who values a varied workload and opportunity to learn and gain hands on experience within a busy, dynamic team?
We are looking for a paralegal with the potential to undertake a training contract, to work within our residential conveyancing team based at our offices in Ipswich.
The role will require you to:
- Undertake general administration on the instruction of Fee Earners
- Undertake certain elements of fee-earning work under supervision
- Communicate directly with clients both in person and remotely via telephone and email
- Support senior fee earners to gather information and explain legal matters
- Maintain up-to-date legal knowledge in relation to residential conveyancing legislation, ensuring changes are brought to the attention of the team
- Meet and greet clients at the Firm’s offices professionally and courteously
- Work proactively on own initiative, delivering good quality work in a timely manner
- Ensure that all documentation created adheres to the Firm’s brand guidelines
To be successfully appointed to the role you will need to be:
- A clear and concise communicator
- 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
- Able to work from our offices in Ipswich
In return for your efforts, the role comes with a competitive benefits package including:
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Medicash
- Life assurance
Contact us
If you are interested in joining Prettys please submit your CV to Ruth Cadman at rcadman@prettys.co.uk.
Please note: If you are being referred by an existing member of staff, please indicate this as well as their full name within your cover letter/email.