Job Title: Legal Administrator Location: Northampton, NN4 Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Legal Administrator and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters. Why Persimmon Homes? We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year. At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Legal Administrator, you'll benefit from: 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction Life Cover & Contributory Pension Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development What is the role? This is an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join the Legal Team. Reporting to the Company Solicitor at the Midlands office the position will involve assisting the Plot team. What you'll do as a Legal Administrator Dealing with registration of notices of assignment, charge etc. Dealing with requests for permission to make alterations as required (consents) Preparing engrossments for affordable housing and investor contracts Completing forms (land registry, SDLT and alike) Handling general organisational and administrative tasks for the legal department Archiving for the plots team, both physical copies and on tikit Dealing with miscellaneous/historic legal queries such as obtaining a copy of a section agreement or title information Assisting the plots team with reservations and/or ID checks where required Ordering office supplies, stationery, furniture etc. if required Opening, sorting and distributing post Assisting with general enquiries from regions and former customers Preparing and coordinating periodic reports as required Organising travel and accommodation as required Covering annual leave of other Plot Administrators Taking minutes at meetings as required Reception cover as required What experience do I need? A minimum of 5 GCSEs (including a grade C in English and Maths) or equivalent Experience and competence in: General administration, to include compliance tasks as required. Producing documents efficiently and accurately under direction of the team. Document management, including proficiency in using Word, Power Point and Excel along with typing, formatting and editing PDF documents. Diary management, ideally including travel and event booking. Confident communication skills, both written and verbal. Attention to detail. Capability to prioritise and multitask effectively Good time management and organisational skills, and escalating when required. Willing to continually learn and adapt to new procedures. Ability to be proactive, take initiative and self-motivate. Experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines while remaining calm. Ability to demonstrate discretion to maintain absolute confidentiality at all times