Exciting opportunities currently available at Neilsons:
Residential Conveyancing Paralegal
Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents are looking to recruit a full-time Residential Conveyancing Paralegal who will join our growing Conveyancing team at our Head Office in Corstorphine.
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced residential conveyancing Solicitor or Paralegal to join one of Edinburgh’s top conveyancing firms.
Main duties and responsibilities involve: –
- Dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing.
- Dealing with transactions in a prompt and efficient manner, providing an excellent service to clients, as part of a highly talented team involving solicitors, paralegals and administrative support staff.
- Dealing with transactions right through to settlement in a friendly and supportive working environment.
Essential Skills and Attributes: –
- Extensive conveyancing experience working in a similar role.
- Highly organised person and process driven with good attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels of business.
- Proven ability to work to critical deadlines and effectively time manage workload.
- IT skills and confidence using Microsoft Office Suite – full training will be given on our bespoke Office systems.
If you are looking for a move to a Firm which recognises talent and commitment, and you have the necessary skill set, we want to hear from you!
To apply for this role please submit your current CV and covering letter by email to Steve Spence, Senior Partner.
Competitive salary offered commensurate with experience.
Strictly no agencies.
Legal Secretary
Following continued expansion, Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents are looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to join our residential conveyancing team at our Head Office, at 138 St Johns Road, EH12 8AY.
The full time role is an excellent opportunity to join one of Edinburgh’s top firms. Ideally we are looking for individuals with at least 1 years’ experience of working in a Legal Secretary role or similar legal background. However, we would also consider new graduates with legal qualifications looking to gain such experience.
Main duties and responsibilities involve:-
- Instructing legal searches
- Assisting solicitors with general correspondence and documents.
- Assisting solicitors with deeds registration and LBTT submissions
- File management, including storage and archiving
- Assisting solicitors with ID checks and law society compliance
- Filing, scanning and photocopying
- All tasks required to assist solicitors with daily running of office
Essential Skills and Attributes:-
- Highly organised and client driven with good attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels of business
- Ability to work to critical deadlines and effectively time manage workload
- IT and confident typing skills
- Interest in conveyancing and the property market
Salary: Commensurate with experience
If you are looking for a move to a Firm which recognises talent and commitment, and you have the necessary skill set, we want to hear from you.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering email detailing why you are suitable for the position to our HR and Operations Executive, Ailsa Montgomery.
No agencies please.
Property Sales Receptionist
Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents have a vacancy for a full time receptionist to join their award winning property department at our Property Centre at 162 St John’s Road, Edinburgh.
Neilsons are one of the biggest Solicitor Estate Agents in Edinburgh, and no other Solicitor Estate Agent has won more awards than Neilsons over the past 5 years!
Key job responsibilities:
- Answer incoming telephone calls as the first point of contact for both client and buyer enquiries.
- Assist with off-street enquiries.
- Assist with incoming email enquiries.
- Arranging viewings, liaising with both clients and viewers and uploading the information into our system.
- Assisting with maintaining property displays and updating them when properties sell/new properties come on the market
- Entering general data and notes into our Estate Agency system.
- Other ad hoc general office admin work as and when required.
Preferred skills and experience:
- Ideally you will have property department experience already, though this is not essential as long as you have reception experience.
- First class communication skills both written and verbal.
- Professional and friendly phone manner.
- A positive can-do attitude.
- Excellent IT skills together with experience in using management software.
- Strong administration skills.
- Good local area knowledge.
- Friendly and helpful personality.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Team player.
- Good time management.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and some occasional Saturday morning work on a rotational basis (9.30am to 12pm).
We offer an exciting opportunity with a successful Solicitor and Estate Agent and you will have every opportunity to develop your role at Neilsons.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering email detailing why you are suitable for the position to our HR and Operations Executive, Ailsa Montgomery.
Strictly no agencies please.