We are looking for a Paralegal to work within Mortgage Recoveries for our clientsi 1 2 who are regarded as one of the leading law firms along the M1 corridor. They pride themselves on giving their clients clear, practical advice and delivering solutions that are business driven and meet the needs of todayi 1 2s commercial organisations.

This role is based in Watford but there may be occasion when you have to travel to Milton Keynes.
Outline and Purpose of the Job:
To advise clients in relation to mortgage repossession and progressing cases to an expected time-scale and costs estimate.
Main Duties and Accountabilities:
1. Subject to supervision, to be responsible for the overall conduct of own volume of mortgage repossession files.
2. To receive new client instructions: setting up files, maintaining database records, limitation dated and conflict checks as required. Ensuring that all new files comply with departmental procedures and i 1 2qualityi 1 2 standards.
3. To be responsible for checking client papers and requesting further information and advising on strategy as appropriate liaising with clients, debtors, solicitors/legal advisers and third parties, by telephone and correspondence.
4. To carry out all instructions in a timely and efficient manner to meet appropriate deadlines.
5. To ensure all files are monitored on a regular basis.
6. Ensuring all diary and review dates are entered as appropriate and comply with timetables and court deadlines.
7. To develop excellent working relationships with all clients being pro-active in all activities and ensuring the client is regularly updated on all developments.
8. To liaise with clients, debtors, solicitors, barristers and courts, both by telephone and in writing.
9. To be responsible for preparing i 1 2Instructions to Counseli 1 2.
10. To manage own billing processes.
11. To attend all appropriate meetings, client functions and hearings as required. As required may undertake hearings before District Judge.
12. To ensure the confidentiality and security of all practice and client data, documentation and/or information at all times.
13. To produce documents and correspondence by word processing and case management system including the drafting of own letters and documents. To deal promptly and accurately with all filing on a daily basis including the storage and retrieval of client files.
14. To produce documents and correspondence by word processing and case management system including the drafting of own letters and documents. To deal promptly and accurately with all filing on a daily basis including the storage and retrieval of client files
5. To undertake any other ad hoc duties as requested by the Team Leader.

Skills and Experience:
1. Minimum of 12 months experience of dealing with litigation and in particular mortgage repossession cases
2. Good knowledge of Microsoft office packages (especially Word and Outlook)
3. Knowledge of Legal Client Database (for example, Videss)
4. Previous experience of case management system
23000.0000 Speciality: Paralegal. Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

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