Paralegal (Residential)

About the role

The Team

Real Estate (and particularly real estate development) is at the heart of Devonshires’ business, as it is with the major part of our client base. Within the Team, there are 18 dedicated partners working on a wide variety of property transactions with a broad range of clients from registered providers of social housing and care homes, through to private developers, acting on sites and developments from a handful of units to thousands to portfolio and street property acquisitions and disposals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Providing support to the other fee earners within the team including but not limited to: Reviewing and reporting on title documentation; Undertake Land registration formalities; Completion of SDLT (Stamp Duty Land Tax) returns; Drafting Reports on title; Reporting on key documents; Proof documents and information; Assist in the day to day administration of files; Dealing with enquiries and chasing paperwork where necessary; Provide clients with monthly invoices and progress reports as and when required; Efficiently manage a large number of deadlines relating to a variety of cases at any one time; Organise and maintain tidy and accurate files both in hard copy and electronically; Follow department procedures, the Solicitor’s Accounts Rules and the Firm’s policies and procedures as detailed in the Office Manual. The successful candidate will gain excellent exposure to a broad range of Property work from residential conveyancing through to large portfolio projects. This is not an exhaustive list and from time to time it may be necessary to vary these to meet the department and business needs.