Benefits
- Competitive salary
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25 days annual holiday
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Permanent Health Insurance
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Life Assurance
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Interest free Season Ticket Loan
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Private Healthcare
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Pension Scheme
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Staff Introductory Scheme
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Employee Assistance Programme
The role
We are looking for a motivated and ambitious Paralegal to join our leading Residential Real Estate team. This is an excellent opportunity for a paralegal to develop their career within a market-leading practice acting on some of London's most prestigious residential property matters.
Our Residential Real Estate team is recognised for advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, overseas investors, and private banks on a wide range of complex residential property transactions. We specialise in prime and super-prime residential property across Central London and the Home Counties, handling acquisitions and disposals of freehold, leasehold and new-build properties, portfolio transactions, lease extensions and refinancing matters.
Working as part of a collaborative and highly regarded team, you will play a key role in supporting fee earners on a varied caseload and ensuring the delivery of an exceptional client service. You will gain exposure to sophisticated transactions and work closely with colleagues across the wider Private Wealth and Real Estate practice.
Main responsibilities
- Manage residential property transactions from instruction through to completion and post-completion, supporting all fee earners throughout the process.
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Draft and prepare key legal documents, including contracts, transfer deeds and reports on title.
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Review title documents, order and analyse searches, identifying risks and report issues where appropriate.
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Ordering and analysing searches.
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Raise and respond to pre-contract enquiries and liaise with solicitors, agents, lenders, landlords and other third parties.
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Assist with exchange and completion processes, including preparing completion and financial statements and coordinating completions.
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Submit SDLT returns, manage HM Land Registry applications, registrations and requisitions, including any required notices to landlords or other third parties.
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Maintaining accurate matter records and ensuring compliance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements, manage client balances and close files.
About you
Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate:
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Experience in a similar role within a high performing Residential Conveyancing team within private practice.
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Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a proactive approach with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet demanding deadlines.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to build effective relationships with colleagues, clients, agents, lenders and other advisers.
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Excellent organisational skills and good attention to detail, with a high standard of accuracy and the ability to deliver to demanding deadlines.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
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Experienced in using Elite or similar time recording systems.
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Experience in using Filesite or a similar document management system.
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An interest in legal technology, innovation and process improvement, with enthusiasm for enhancing client service and improving ways of working.
At Howard Kennedy we believe that everyone deserves the space to thrive. We’re committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience that reflects the diversity of both our people and our clients.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible to all.
We understand that every candidate’s needs are different If there’s anything we can do to make your application journey more comfortable— whether for interviews, assessments, or onboarding—please let us know. We’ll work with you to remove any barriers and ensure our recruitment process is comfortable for you.
Contact our recruitment team at [email protected] to discuss any support you might need.
Agency Introductions
Please note that we are not accepting applications via agencies for this role at this time. Before sharing any named candidate CVs, please contact your recruitment representative. If any named CVs are sent from agencies without approval from our recruitment team, they will not be deemed valid introductions, and no agency fee will be paid.
About Us
With almost 200 lawyers in one location, we ensure our clients have the right team to help them get from where they are to where they want to be. We advise major corporates and institutions as well as entrepreneurial, ambitious enterprises which are often privately or family owned, or private equity backed. As well as our significant business law capability, we are one of only a few London-based law firms with a large private wealth offering. Our clients find our straightforward approach a compelling alternative to larger, less personal firms.
Whether you are an ambitious and talented individual wanting to hit the ground running from day one, or an established professional looking for a new opportunity, Howard Kennedy is the firm where you can really make it happen.
We have earned a strong reputation for our exceptional and uniquely talented people who between them deliver outstanding results for clients. In a firm of our size, our strong team dynamic creates a thriving culture of creativity and entrepreneurialism. Howard Kennedy is a pragmatic and non-hierarchical environment where success is shared, and you are proactively encouraged to thrive at your own pace.
Our distinctive culture is built on fairness and respect. Guided by the firm’s values of talk straight, think smart and be yourself, everyone in the firm holds equal value, and everyone plays their role in supporting, encouraging and inspiring colleagues to do their best work.
At the same time, we recognise and reward individualism, celebrating the diversity of our people and supporting them to grow their practice and drive their own career advancement.
As well as client work, there is opportunity to broaden your horizons at the firm with fulfilling pro bono and charity projects. We have a regular social calendar full of wellbeing activities, charitable and social events too.
