Legal Assistant

About the Role

With our continued growth, we are recruiting for a Legal Assistant or Paralegal to join our Residential Conveyancing department.

This team handles local sales, purchases, and transfers. The position will be based in Cardiff and will provide in depth business support to our conveyancing team.

Responsibilities

• Draft letters, documents, and forms such as sale contracts, compliance documents, and exchange and completion letters.
• Conduct searches (Local Authority, Land Registry, Insolvency, Compliance Regulation).
• Act as first point of contact for administrative and business support requirements for fee earners.
• Support file opening process for the team, including compliance checks.
• Assist with financial transaction preparation, including new matter quotes.
• Filter client and agent queries, occasionally acting as first point of contact for clients.

About You

• Sound knowledge of IT systems, including Microsoft Office suite and Teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and confident typing abilities.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Client facing experience is advantageous.
• Experience within a legal or professional services environment, especially conveyancing, desirable.
• Experience in case management systems preferable but not essential.

Benefits

• 28 days' annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Annual support staff bonus scheme
• Pension scheme (4% employer contributions)
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan and gym membership contributions, eye care and flu vaccination clinics
• Season ticket loan
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Equal Opportunities

HCR is an equal opportunities employer. We do not just accept differences; we celebrate them.