Paralegal - Residential Conveyancing/New Homes

Department:     Residential Conveyancing/New Homes 

Salary:             Competitive dependant on experience

Location:         Northampton, NN1 1JX

Job type:          Full time (Monday to Friday), Permanent

Reference:        PRCNH/NH

About Franklins

Franklins Solicitors LLP is one of the foremost solicitors in the Midlands and is highly quality –assured having achieved accreditation to ISO 9001 and The Law Society quality accreditation, Lexcel. Established in 1982, the Firm has offices in Central Milton Keynes and Northampton and employs over 100 staff offering expertise in: Corporate Services, Commercial Property, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Residential Property, Mediation, Wills, Trusts and Probate.

We set our own standards above and beyond what is expected in the legal profession and believe that excellence is not an exception, but routine in dealing with every client and their individual needs. This mentality runs through to our core values of passion, excellence, trust and united, which relate to our key strength and differentiator in the marketplace, our people. We are committed to recognising and developing talented individuals to provide a first class client service that sets us apart from the vast majority of other law firms and legal service providers.

The Role

The LLP would be interested in hearing from applicants who have worked in a Residential Conveyancing and/or New Homes Division. The ideal candidate who be able demonstrate their organisational skills, meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a team environment, whilst managing client expectation.

Key Responsibilities

• To Liaise with the department Managers and Department Head to establish daily responsibilities
• To attend office/department meetings and training sessions as required
• To perform daily tasks which include
• Filing of post
• Production of work using the Office Management System
• To liaise with clients both in the office and via telephone discussions
• Checking and working in accordance with task list and daily reminders
• Ensuring that work is produced and signed off and post ready by 4pm.
• To provide cover for other paralegals/assistants during their absence
• Meeting client to receive documentation or arrange appointments
• Management of departmental diary appointment, meetings and room availability

 

Required Skills and Experience:

• Good standard of literacy, numeracy and attention to detail
• Pleasant manner, flexible and co-operative
• Ability to work on own initiative and take responsibility for quality of work
• Good time management skills
• Excellent client care

• Good typing skills (audio/copy)
• Flexibility in support of other members of staff

What you get in return

• 25 days holiday per annum (in addition to statutory days) and an extra day off for your birthday
• Social events throughout the year
• Death in Service – 4 x your annual salary
• 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Pension Plan (after a qualifying period)
• Discount on Legal Services – 20% for Franklins’ employees and 10% for family and friends

How to apply

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter quoting the above job reference PRCNH/NH, detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, to recruitment@franklins-sols.co.uk

Please note: Whilst we appreciate the applications received from each and every individual in respect of advertised vacancies, due to the high number of responses received it is not always possible to answer each applicant individually. Therefore, if you have not had a response within two weeks of submitting your application it means that on this occasion your application has not been successful.