Job Description:

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Legal Assistant - Conveyancing to work for a boutique Legal firm in Wantage.

The successful candidate will be a professional who has previous property experience. They will be proactive and have solid experience of dealing with all routine residential property completion matters. They will have knowledge of standard conveyancing forms, draft contracts, transfers, OS1s and K15s. They will be prepared to implement best practice to create a streamlined service. They will provide excellent front-line support to the residential property teams and be a professional and efficient first point of contact to clients.

Role: Legal Assistant - Conveyancing

Location: Wantage, Oxfordshire

Hours: Office based. Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Key Responsibilities of the Legal Assistant - Conveyancing:

• Ordering property searches.
• Dealing with ID/AML procedures and requirements.
• Working directly with clients to ensure a seamless service.
• Drafting contract packs and client care letters.
• Assisting the clients, developers, and brokers with any queries either by telephone or email.
• Sending standard correspondence to clients.
• Drafting Stamp Duty Land Tax form in preparation for report to client.
• Write to clients and solicitors confirming exchange.
• Obtain OS2 and Bankruptcy searches and downloading the search results onto case file and lender portals.
• Obtain closing statements from clients and order ISA/LISA funds.
• Order redemption statements from lenders on sales.
• On completion ensure submission and payment of SDLT is made to HMRC.
• Arranging completion letters to client and solicitors, sending deeds etc on sales to solicitors.
• Submitting END1s/DS1s to existing lenders/HTB on sales.
• Submit the AP1 to Land Registry to register clients as new proprietors.
• Responding to Requisitions raised by the Land Registry.
• Send title documents to lenders and clients.

About you:

• Experience with using digital audio systems.
• Experience with working in conveyancing is preferred.
• Exceptional customer service.
• Able to type a decent speed as quite fast-paced environment.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!"

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment - (phone number removed) or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.