Job Description

Trainee Paralegal

New Homes

Edgbaston

Full-time, permanent opportunity

We are looking for a meticulous individual to join Talbots as Paralegal. To be successful, you will have at least a relevant property experience or knowledge and understand of the conveyancing process.

As a Trainee Paralegal will be expected to assist lawyers in our New Homes conveyancing teams on client matters from inception through to completion.

Who Are Talbots Law?

Talbots Law is proud to be an Employee-Owned Company and a member of the EOA. We were the first Employee-Owned Law Firm in the West Midlands.

Talbots is a Values led Company with a shared vision of "Working every day to be the best" for our people, our clients, and for our communities.

We are passionate about people being the best that they can be. We do this by providing a comprehensive package of high-quality Company benefits and rewards.

The Company is committed to the Real Living Wage Foundation and we also hold the Disability Confident accreditation.

Competitive salaries with annual review. Annual tax-free profit-share.
25 days holiday + birthday + ex-gratia day + UK Bank Holidays + long service awards. Company salary-sacrifice pension scheme (4% from Talbots: 4% from employees). Group Life Insurance (3 x annual salary). Enhanced Company Sick Pay. Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programmes. Perkbox employee rewards & benefits platform. Medicash Health Cash Plan. Financial Health & Wellbeing Provision. Bank of Talbots (Annual employee credit for legal fees). Salary Sacrifice schemes. Established Company progression framework. Career progression plans (including financial / mentoring support towards professional qualifications where desired). Social events programme with larger event invitations extended to partners & families. Company gifts for celebrations and special life events. Commitment to charitable initiatives (currently main corporate sponsor of Acorns Children's Hospice).

What the job involves:

Deal proactively with a wide range of clients across a variety of communication methods, including email and telephone. Obtaining simple indemnity policy quotes, request searches and review mortgage offers whilst reporting to client. Drafting registered contracts including issuing and chasing contracts as well as proof-reading system generated documentation. Update relevant software such as TM Secure and SOS and maintaining compliance requirements inline with SRA, Lexcel, Law Society Quality scheme Standards, SARs and accounting requirements.

What you need:

Knowledge and/or experience of the conveyancing process. To be passionate about giving outstanding client care to both clients and referrals and have excellent administrative, planning, and organisational skills. Working knowledge on how to use case management systems, land registry portal and online conveyancing software.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 24,043.09 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Employee discount Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Private medical insurance Profit sharing Referral programme
Application question(s):

What are your salary expectations for this position? What is your current notice period? Please provide your full home address. Are you looking for Full time or Part Time positions? What working hours would this be? How long would the commute take you to this office? Which computer programmes / software are you familiar with? Do you have any planned holidays in the next 12 months, or other commitments we should be aware of?
Work Location: In person