Hybrid Paralegal bei Stone King

About us

Stone King is an ambitious and friendly firm specialising in the Business & Social Enterprise, Charity, Education, Faith and Private Client sectors.  Our collaborative culture and core values are intertwined with our ethos of doing the right thing by our clients, communities, and our people. Our passion for the sectors we work in and the purpose-driven work we do with our clients has resulted in SK being recognised as national leaders in our specialist fields across the country.

The opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual looking to progress their career, to join the Charity Property and Residential Property team which is part of our wider Real Estate Group.  The role is available in our Bath office. The role may require occasional travel to any of our other locations or off site as client demands require. 

This post involves work across the whole spectrum of Residential Property, working alongside a partner based in our London office on residential transactions, including lease extensions, purchase, and sales, for private clients and institutions, and with the residential property team in Bath who work for our Charity and Education clients in purchasing and selling residential properties as housing for staff.

Reasons to apply

• Opportunity to gain invaluable experience across our friendly Real Estate Team, you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with our specialists across the firm.
• To be part of an ambitious, collaborative and friendly national firm where our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our people are our greatest asset and strive to create the best place to work.
• Excellent benefits for our people, with a focus on wellbeing and development at the forefront.
• Hybrid working - Stone King are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance, and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

Key responsibilities

General duties include, but are not limited to:

• File opening with Risk and Compliance – file opening details to be fully completed
• Setting up files and ordering folders/subfolders correctly
• Drafting contracts
• Drafting letters without dictation – routine letters to clients summarising contents of documents.
• Client liaison over the phone and by email.
• Checking property information forms and ensuring current versions are used
• Preparing initial reports on title, enquiries
• Land Registry office copies/searches/registration forms
• Preparing completion statements and apportionments
• Preparing Stamp Duty returns
• Exchange and Completion tasks  - payment forms/completion letters/ filing SDLT returns and knowing deadlines for SDLT and registration
• Preparing files for registration
• Ability to establish and manage a central file management record for all fee earners’ files, as well as a central calendar, to record:
• Transaction stages of files and managing timescales, setting reminders to follow up on file progressions.
• Key dates (exchange, completion, priority search expiry).
• Centralised compliance records including but not limited to:
• CQS compliance records.
• Source of funds compliance records.

Requirements

Essential

• The successful candidate should have relevant experience within Residential Property and must possess the ability to work with minimal supervision on more simple transactions although clear guidance is available from more senior members within the wider Team.
• Knowledge of financial skills in property
• A knowledge of conveyancing processes and previous experience in a conveyancing or a similar role.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to hit the ground running.
• IT literate including Office 2010

Desirable

• Previous experience working with charity or educational clients is desirable, but we are aware this is a niche area of clients so we will be giving further training to the successful candidate.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Individual differences are embraced at Stone King, and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves. We have a partner-led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Group, and a dedicated DE&I Adviser. We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development of all our people, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities. As part of our continued commitment to an inclusive working environment, we are proud to be part of the Race Fairness Commitment, the Age Friendly Employer Pledge and a Disability Confident Employer.

Stone King are signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

As part of our commitment to DE&I, we want our recruitment practices to be as inclusive as possible, which means we will make reasonable adjustments to help you perform to your best, so please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process. Our recruitment team are on hand to discuss any reasonable adjustments with candidates and can provide full job details and applications in alternative formats if required. You can contact our recruitment team via email at [email protected] or 01225 326770.

As a Disability Confident employer, Stone King LLP is committed to offering an interview to any job applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role as defined by the job description and person specification. A full copy of the person specification and job description can be provided by contacting our Recruitment team.  In some recruitment situations such as high-peak times, we might need to limit the overall numbers of interviews we offer. This will include the number of interviews offered to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria. When that happens, we’ll still aim to offer a proportionate number of interviews to disabled applicants.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance (4 x salary)
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)
• Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum