Conveyancing Paralegal

30 hours a week; flexible work pattern

At Orwell our mission is “Together we make a difference” and alongside our values of people focused, ambitious, collaborative, and effective, our passion and our aim to work efficiently are at the heart of all we do.

Orwell has ambitious plans, and it is an exciting time to bring your experience and ideas and be part of Orwell’s future in this newly formed role.

The Role

The Conveyancing Paralegal will play an active role in supporting the corporate legal service within Orwell. This will include having responsibility for the sale of all properties and providing support to the Solicitor for development acquisitions, planning agreements, leases, and legal agreements.

The Conveyancing Paralegal will have responsibility for successful completion of all property sale transactions and will work with the Solicitor to ensure the principles of good legal practice are followed and the Organisation is protected as far as possible.

As part of the role, the Conveyancing Paralegal will:

• Undertake Shared ownership and Open markets sales and resales
• Support Orwell’s Home Ownership Team
• Assist in the formulation, development and implementation of policies and procedures
• Undertake General Stock disposals
• Prepare and submit search requests for acquisitions, registrations of title to Land registry and Online Stamp Duty Land Tax returns

About you

• Our perfect Conveyancing Paralegal will:
• Be a member of the Institute of Legal Executives or the Council for Licensed Conveyancers or have relevant work experience
• Have a minimum of three years’ experience of working either in-house or in a private practice, undertaking residential conveyancing
• Have experience in residential property law and knowledge of residential property transactions
• Be knowledgeable in all aspects of Shared Ownership Leases, conveyancing procedures, and statutory adoption agreements
• Be able to work with minimal supervision and manage your own workload

Why Orwell?

We are a Best Companies Top 100, Top 75 East of England and Top 25 Housing Association and a Silver Standard Investors in People accredited organisation. We provide a supportive working environment alongside an inclusive culture, that promotes workplace wellbeing.

• As part of our benefits package, you can enjoy –
• 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Retail and gym membership discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Continued training and development
• Wellbeing rewards
• Opportunity to join a defined benefit pension scheme

Closing date: 23rd September 2021

Interviews: 4th October 2021

Orwell is an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome everyone who share our values.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.