Job Description
Job Description Paralegal Job Description Name: Job Title: Paralegal Location/Based: Loughton
General Overview of the position:
This role involves administrative support to solicitors with all types of newbuild conveyancing Main duties and responsibilities:
To include: • To draft, transcribe, word-process, type, and prepare same for issue as necessary • To deal with routine matters, correspondence and queries on own initiative • To enter back-up record of key dates in the firm’s central diary, monitor diary notes and inform of forthcoming events and deadlines as appropriate. • Dealing with new, current and former clients by telephone, email and in person, take messages, dealing with basic enquiries and make appointments. •
File Management including: Maintaining current files in a neat order ensuring all required documentation is completed and filed Liaising with accounts department on completion of matters to check account is clear Closing files on completion, schedule and archiving • To Liaise with client, lenders and other third parties as required • To arrange conferences/meetings as requested •
To ensure that clients are, to the best of your ability, kept satisfied at all times and to resolve any concerns promptly and courteously, reporting them as formal complaints for investigation when relevant. • To work at all times in accordance with the policies and practices defined within the office manual and to liaise with the partners regarding suggested improvements to any aspect of the quality system. •
To assist as necessary with other duties commensurate with the post e.g. filing, photocopying, faxing etc. • Reviewing proof of funds being contributed to show consistency to lifestyle and age. • Preparing contract papers • Applying for searches • Assisting, dealing and responding to enquiries • Preparing completion statements and bills • Registration of purchases • Communicating with clients, agents and other parties. • Other Duties Other such reasonable duties within the general scope of the job title,