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Senior Paralegal - Sales & Home Ownership

Trowers & Hamlins

The Role

Overview

Assist with residential leasehold conveyancing and advise on sales/ownership schemes.

Key Responsibilities

  • lease advisory
  • shared ownership
  • file management
  • client relations
  • lexcel compliance
  • transaction support

Tasks

-Advising registered providers on shared ownership schemes including staircasing transactions and Deeds of Variations -Conduct of files; -Advising on leasehold management matters; -Building and maintaining effective client relationships; -Assisting on residential leasehold transactions -Advising on the purchase of individual residential properties on behalf of a registered provider and simultaneously granting shared ownership leases; -Advising registered providers on right to buy and right to acquire sales; -Advising private developers and registered providers on the sale of new build properties -Assisting members of the team on a wide range of property matters -Ensuring files are managed in compliance with the firm's Lexcel procedures.

Requirements

  • conveyancing
  • lease extensions
  • it skills
  • academic record
  • prioritisation
  • communication

What You Bring

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate. -Good academic record; -Previous residential conveyancing experience handling volume matters -Ability to prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines; -Good communication skills both oral and written; -Extensive IT abilities; -An ability to operate with minimum supervision; -A willingness to develop conveyancing knowledge; -Strong attention to detail with a methodical and logical approach; -Experience of lease extensions would be advantageous

The Company

About Trowers & Hamlins

-Operates internationally with offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, including recent expansion into Singapore and Malaysia. -Trusted by governments, pension funds, developers, housing associations and private equity on major infrastructure, real estate and energy projects. -Strengths include large-scale regeneration, PFI/PPP construction deals, cross-border corporate work and Islamic finance.

Sector Specialisms

Banking and Finance

Construction

Corporate

Dispute Resolution

Employment and Pensions

Energy

Infrastructure

Private Wealth

Projects

Public sector / Local government

Real Estate

Housing and Regeneration

Tax

Security Clearance

-employment screening background checks covering personal details, education, employment history, professional qualifications, credit and criminal records.