Legal Assistant Jobs

As part of our continued growth EMG Solicitors are seeking to appoint a Residential Conveyancing Assistant to work within the Residential Conveyancing team based at our Gosforth (Newcastle Upon Tyne) office. The Residential Conveyancing Assistant will work with the Conveyancers in the management of caseload by actioning legal procedures as directed by the Conveyancer. They will assist Conveyancers in the management of caseload through dealing with file related queries either face to face or by telephone and assist in the processing of matters on a timely and cost effective basis. 

At EMG Solicitors we believe in equality. Our passion is not only in providing exemplary legal services but also in making a meaningful contribution to our community and the charitable causes we support. We pride ourselves on delivering excellence and we have a culture of honesty and transparency in how we work, both with each other and with our clients. We are ambitious, we think big and are pro-active in how we support our clients and each other, but as importantly as all of this we value having fun and being happy.

EMG Solicitors is an award winning Legal 500 Boutique law firm located across the North East and Cumbria. We provide a range of legal advice to both private individuals and businesses across the region and nationally. We provide legal support that our clients require in order to achieve anything from their basic needs to their wildest dreams and everything in between. We specialize in Court of Protection, Deputyships, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Litigation & Disputes and Wills, Trusts & Probate Services.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to; 

• To support Conveyancers in the maintenance of purchase, sales, remortgage, transfer of equity (both freehold and leasehold) files by effective file management.
• To ensure that clients are kept up to date and dealt with efficiently and politely and that appropriate legal matters are raised with the Conveyancer.
• To attend to clients, taking instructions, and conducting letter and telephone enquiries as necessary
• To provide full support to the fee earner – collating, sending, checking documentation to all parties involved in transactions
• To use the correct Practice procedures and systems in order to manage cases effectively and in accordance with the firm’s standards and legal requirements.
• To improve and enhance the firm’s client base by effective liaison with existing clients.
• To maximize the firm’s potential to cross – sell services by identifying appropriate opportunities.
• To manage own work allocation, productivity and quality of work with minimum supervision.
• To ensure our clients received the best possible service at all times
• To ensure our introducers of business receive the best possible service at all times.

Key responsibilities

• Verifying client identification in accordance with EMG Solicitors’ Money Laundering Policy Guidelines.
• Ensuring all telephone calls are returned within 2 hours of receipt wherever possible or at the latest, prior to close of business on each working day.
• Produce contract documentation in accordance with the company procedure and policy
• Raise pre-contract enquiries
• Liaising with all parties involved in the transaction
• Order searches
• Dealing with incoming and outgoing post

Skills and Experience

• 3 years minimum in a Residential Conveyancing role (essential)
• Previous experience of working within a busy residential conveyancing department. 
• Experience of telephone and working within a client care environment. 
• Good standard of both spoken and written English.
• Competent use of Microsoft Office required. 

Benefits

• Bonus scheme.
• 4% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement and 3 days non-contractual days leave at Christmas.
• LATUS - health and wellbeing platform.
• £50 gift card on your birthday and either a late start or an early finish.
• £50 gift card at Christmas.
• 5 extra paid days leave on your 5 year anniversary.
• Dearbump by Parent Promise - Maternity Wellbeing platform.