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JOB TITLE: Legal Assistant – Residential Property
LOCATION: Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire / Buckinghamshire
SALARY: Market rate
THE ROLE: A well-established, client-focused law firm is seeking a proactive and highly organised Legal Assistant to join its Residential Property team.
This is a key support role, assisting fee earners with the full conveyancing process from onboarding through to post-completion, while delivering a high standard of client service. Key Responsibilities
- Onboard new clients and open/close files in line with firm procedures
- Support with enquiries, quotations, and conversion of new business
- Assist with title checks, searches, and property-related enquiries
- Prepare exchange and completion documentation
- Manage post-completion tasks including SDLT submissions and Land Registry applications
- Handle client communication, calls, and inbox enquiries
ABOUT YOU:
- Previous experience in a paralegal, legal assistant or legal secretary role
- Strong organisation and attention to detail
- Confident using case management systems and MS Office
- Excellent communication and client service skills
- Able to work under pressure and manage deadlines
A great opportunity for a motivated legal professional looking to develop their career in residential conveyancing.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Pasquale Agatiello at eNL on or email with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate
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