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Legal Assistant

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 16 hours
Location

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN68AX, England

Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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  • Our client, a leading UK house builder, is seeking a Legal Assistant for their Plot team, reporting to the Company Solicitor/Head of Northampton Plots.
  • The role involves handling various legal agreements, providing legal advice, and assisting with plot-related transactions as needed.
  • Candidates should have conveyancing experience or be current Legal Assistants looking to advance in property law, with law graduates also considered.
  • The position requires strong IT skills and communication abilities, with a salary of £25,000 to £30,000 per year depending on experience.
  • The company offers a range of benefits including pension, sick pay, health care, and a hybrid working policy.

Legal Assistant Plot Sales

Our client is one of the UK’s leading House builders serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 10,000 homes a year. Due to continued success, they are recruiting for a Legal Assistant to work in their Plot team.

You will be reporting to the Company Solicitor/Head of Northampton Plots, however, work will be undertaken for all operating companies across the group.

The Role

  • Dealing with variation agreements, freehold reversion transfers, consents, deed of covenant, and other legal agreements as directed
  • Dealing with miscellaneous legal advice and legal tasks as directed
  • If required, assist the Plot Sales Team and Legal Manager/ Assistant Legal Manager / Conveyancers with Plot-related transactions
  • Legal research as and when required

Candidate

  • Conveyancing experience desirable, although candidates currently working in a Legal Assistant role who would like to progress their career in property will also be considered
  • Law Graduates with a keen interest in developing a career in property will also be considered
  • You will be educated to A Level ( Or equivalent )
  • Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel, are essential
  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail are a must

Benefits

  • Pension
  • Sick Pay after probation
  • Company Bonus
  • Life Assurance
  • Health Care
  • 21 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, plus Christmas
  • Hours Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm , Hybrid working policy up to 2/ 3 days per week

Apply Now

If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, please contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd quoting reference JSL2367, OR email your CV now, or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal Recruitment Ltd is handling, please visit our website.

All successful applications will be responded to within 5 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.