About The Role
We are currently looking for a well-organised Legal Assistant with good attention to detail to join our Wye Valley residential conveyancing Team, based in our Wye Valley office. Joining our residential conveyancing team gives you access to a career pathway as a Licensed Conveyancer via the CLC qualification. Individuals can enroll on the Level 4 CLC apprenticeship and if successful progress onto the Level 6 CLC apprenticeship whilst in a fee earning conveyancing role. Accessing these qualifications requires a minimum of 12 months service and a career development plan with a sponsoring partner.
This team deals with mostly local sales, purchases and transfers on behalf of existing and new clients. The team does not deal with volume panel conveyancing and instead receives recommendations from existing clients and other departments within the firm.
Reporting to a Conveyancer you will provide efficient legal administration to the fee earners and other colleagues within the team.
Duties of the Legal Assistant:
Prepare and issue sale contracts
Assist with conveyancing completions including the financial documents
Conduct searches (Local Authority, Land Registry, Lawyer search, Insolvency, Compliance regulation)
Take telephone calls and field enquiries as appropriate
Communicate with clients, other solicitors and agents by phone and by email
Prepare new matter quotes as outlined by the fee earner
First point of contact for administrative and business support requirements for fee earners
File opening and closing using the firm's case management system (SOS)
Photocopying, scanning and other administrative duties
Collate client AML documentation for review by the fee-earner
Lexel compliance and reviews
Prepare exchange and completion letters
Deal with post-completion formalities and registration at the Land Registry
Keep the matter file up to date on the case management system
About You
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail in all aspects of their work. Being a team player with strong communication skills, you will need to handle multiple tasks and deliver on tight deadlines. Therefore, being a highly organised individual who is comfortable working in an ever-changing environment is a must.
Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Zoom, etc. is required for this position as well as being competent in communicating concisely and accurately.
About Us
Benefits of working with us as a Legal Assistant:
Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
Support staff bonus scheme
Electric vehicle scheme
27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
Cycle to Work scheme
Life Assurance
1/3 gym membership contribution
Flu vaccinations
Is HCR the smart move for you?
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
Why HCR people love their jobs:
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we'll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples' energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR's growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We're flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.
If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
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