Paralegal - Conveyancing (4938)

We are looking for an experienced Conveyancing Paralegal to join our team in Sheffield but with hybrid working available Our Sheffield team have expertise in all aspects of Residential Conveyancing, including sales, purchases, remortgages, transfer of equity, company buy to let, Court of Protection matters and complex title transactions. The team act for clients nationally and pride themselves on the service they offer. They do not pay referral fees for work and do not deal with volume conveyancing, meaning we can focus on a quality and advisory service. Your Role and What You'll Be Doing You'll work to support the team to allow them to provide quality legal advice and an exceptional conveyancing service to our clients. Using your understanding of the law, you'll assist fee-earners with managing their caseloads of sale, purchase, remortgage and other associated matters for both freehold and leasehold properties. Given the nature of the role, you'll need to be hardworking and be able to thrive in a pressurised environment; reacting to changing deadlines and priorities in a professional and pragmatic manner. You'll be able to demonstrate an up-to-date legal knowledge and an enthusiasm for continuing your professional development to ensure that you are always able to provide the best services to our clients. You'll have the confidence to contribute to team meetings and work collaboratively, sharing best practice and learning from your colleagues. We are open to both full-time and part-time applicants., Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono. Additional Information As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

• Previous paralegal experience, ideally being confident with progressing all types of conveyancing matters - whilst you will not be responsible for your own caseload, you will be required to have the confidence to deal with cases independently, to provide support and cover during busy times and during periods of absence within the team.
• Excellent organisational skills & ability to prioritise
• A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach
We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them:
• To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• To be approachable and caring
• To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• To be efficient in the provision of our services
• To work with a foundation of integrity.
  
  We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information. Our Team


• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!