Paralegal - New Build Conveyancing

Switalskis group; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Wakefield is looking for a Paralegal to join their New Build Conveyancing team. The ideal candidate will have previous conveyancing experience and strong decision-making skills. Responsibilities include checking mortgage offers and dealing with legal completion. There is potential for progression to a formal training opportunity to qualify as a Solicitor. The role offers a dynamic working environment and a mix of home and office work, along with competitive supplemental pay and benefits.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Long Service Award days

Paid Professional subscriptions

Training and development

Wellness packages

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption pay

Group Insurances

Apprenticeship Funding

Hybrid working equipment

Holiday Purchase and Sell back schemes

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Exceptional decision making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Keen eye for detail is paramount in this role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal case management systems.

Responsibilities

• Checking search results and sending search reports.
• Thoroughly checking mortgage offers and dealing with standard lender reporting.
• Carrying out exchange of contracts.
• Dealing with legal completion.
• Dealing with pre-contract conveyancing enquiries.
• Dealing with part-exchange transactions.
• Mortgage redemptions.
• Legal completion.

Skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Legal case management systems

Job description

Switalskis is an award-winning law firm listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025.

Established in 1993 by Stephen Switalski, we began with a focus on child care law and criminal law from a single office in Wakefield. Since then we’ve expanded to 11 locations employing approximately 400 people who provide a wide array of specialist legal services.

A career at Switalskis means being part of a firm that cares and is here for you. We’re dynamic and progressive, and we never stand still. Last year we were crowned Large Firm of the Year at The Yorkshire Legal Awards and named in the top 50 fastest growing companies in Yorkshire in the Yorkshire Growth Index.

THE ROLE

As a Paralegal in our New Build Conveyancing team, you will be carrying out key functions within the new-build conveyancing process as part of a larger team. For this role, previous conveyancing experience is vital and experience of the new-build conveyancing process will be advantageous to an applicant but is not essential if solid previous experience of conveyancing can be demonstrated.

For the right candidate demonstrating the right approach, qualities and ethos, there may be an opportunity to progress to a formal training opportunity and qualify as a Solicitor within the new-build conveyancing team (subject to previous qualifications / eligibility criteria).

Key Responsibilities:

• Checking search results and sending search reports
• Thoroughly checking mortgage offers and dealing with standard lender reporting (specific reporting requirements for new-build matters)
• Carrying out exchange of contracts
• Dealing with legal completion (including producing completion statements, and carrying out all usual pre-completion tasks).

Residential Sale Transactions

• A reasonable understanding of a registered title.
• Dealing with pre-contract conveyancing enquiries (with fee-earner support)
• Dealing with part-exchange transactions
• Mortgage redemptions
• Legal completion

This role is based from our Leeds office with a mixture of home and office working.

What you’ll bring

• Exceptional decision making and problem solving skills.
• Able to work well under pressure
• Able to work strongly as the key part of a team
• A keen eye for detail – good attention to detail is paramount in this role
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal case management systems and web based conveyancing portals.

Click the link below to submit your application and a member of the team will be in touch. For any questions please contact [e-mail]

Supplemental Pay

• Annual Bonus
• Long Service Award days – 1 for every 2 years of service (FTE)
• Paid Professional subscriptions
• Training and development
• Wellness packages
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption pay
• Group Insurances for Life Insurance, Critical Illness and Income Protection
• Apprenticeship Funding for training and development
• All Company equipment will be supplied for Hybrid working
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Purchase and Sell back schemes
• Company pension scheme