Legal Assistant

With our expansion into the Shrewsbury market, and recruitment of new Partner Helen Barrett, we are recruiting for a Legal Assistant or Paralegal to join our Residential Conveyancing department.

This team deals with mostly local sales, purchases and transfers on behalf of existing and new clients (receiving recommendations from existing clients and other departments within the firm). This position will be based in our new Shrewsbury office, where you will provide in-depth business support to our busy conveyancing team.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting the team's work by:

• Drafting and formatting of letters, documents, and forms such as sale contracts and exchange and completion letters.
• Conduct searches (Local Authority, Land Registry, Insolvency, Compliance Regulation)
• Being a first point of contact for any administrative and business support requirements for fee earners, anticipating the teams needs where possible.
• Supporting the file opening process for the team, including compliance checks.
• Assisting with the preparation of all financial transactions as required, including new matter quotes.
• Filtering client and agent queries, at times being the first point of contact for clients.

Joining our Residential Conveyancing team gives you access to a career pathway as a Licensed Conveyancer via the CLC qualification. Individuals can enrol on the Level 4 CLC apprenticeship and if successful progress onto the Level 6 CLC apprenticeship whilst in a fee earning conveyancing role. Accessing these qualifications requires a minimum of 12 months service and a career development plan with a sponsoring Partner.

• Sound knowledge of IT systems including full Microsoft Office suite and Teams.
• Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of your work, with confident typing abilities.
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• Experience in a client facing environment would be advantageous.
• Former experience within a legal/professional services environment would be desirable, and previous experience within a conveyancing department would be highly desirable.
• Experience in case management systems is preferable but not essential.

• 28 days' annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Annual support staff bonus scheme
• Pension scheme (4% employer contributions)
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan (providing you with financial support for private medical, dental and wellbeing), as well as 1/3 gym membership contributions, eye care and flu vaccination clinics.
• Season ticket loans
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive.