Job Details

A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced post-completion legal assistant to join a well-respected award-winning law firm in the heart of Manchester city centre. You will be working as part of a busy team assisting the post-completion team in dealing with the registration of all purchase transactions within priority periods and balances and file closures for sale, purchase and remortgage files. You must have previous experience of post-completion work.
The firm is based in Manchester and is offering a competitive salary banding, excellent benefits and working hours are Monday – Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm.
As a post-completion legal assistant, your duties will include:
- Diarising OS1 dates
- Preparing and lodging AP1/FR1 applications at the Land Registry and ensuring all documents accompanying the applications are attached, dated and signed.
- Dealing with any Requisitions from the Land Registry effectively and in a timely manner
- Keeping an orderly system in place for dealing with all Post Completion matters
- Updating introducer portals wherever necessary
- Updating and responding promptly to any requests from lenders, introducers and clients on the progress of registrations.
- Sending copy completion of registration to clients and lenders, along with any other documents that may be required by lenders.
- Promptly bringing to the attention of the Post Completion Manager any matter on which there is a risk of removal from a lender panel
- Dealing with any balances on account in accordance with the firm’s policy
- Closing and archiving files once all post-completion matters and balances have been dealt with.