Our Residential Housebuilding team is one of the largest of its kind.  Working with many major housebuilders, residential developers and housing clients our work is diverse and always of the highest quality.  We support our clients in a range of projects from major urban mixed-use developments to green field new settlements, and our expertise in the sector, coupled with our approach to client service means that we are rated as the premier team in Newcastle by both clients and the legal directories.

The team are now looking for a Plot Sales Paralegal to join them based out of our Newcastle office. This is a great opportunity to join a growing, busy team where you'll play an integral part in the delivery of some of the UK's most exciting residential developments for premier clients such as housebuilders.

What will you be doing?

In this busy team you'll be responsible for managing your own caseload, primarily handling files for plot sales.  Dealing with all aspects of the plot sales process, including liaising with Buyers' conveyancers and developer clients with a view to progressing the file to exchange, replying to enquiries, exchange, completion, administrating all documentation which may be required and post completion formalities.  

So what are we looking for?

Ideally you will have plot sales, residential or conveyancing experience and have a keen interest in this work. What type of practice you gained that experience in is not important, what is key is that you possess demonstrable experience of dealing with conveyancing issues, have excellent communication skills, a positive outlook and the desire to offer outstanding client service. You'll also be able to prioritise your work in order to meet key deadlines, have strong IT skills and have experience of using case management systems.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• At least 3 years' experience of dealing with the residential conveyancing.
• Experience of dealing with conveyancing issues.
• Demonstrable experience of working to tight deadlines.
• Strong IT skills and experience of case management systems

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring. 

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