Location
London Borough of Islington

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£43,420 per annum

About the Role
As a Paralegal (Transactions), you will be an integral part of our in-house Legal Services team, providing specialist legal support across a wide range of property transactions, with a particular focus on shared ownership and leasehold properties. You will work closely with operational teams, sales colleagues, and external legal professionals to progress property transactions efficiently while ensuring legal compliance and protecting Notting Hill Genesis's interests.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone with property law experience who enjoys managing complex legal matters in a fast-paced environment and delivering excellent customer outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include managing your own caseload of property transaction matters such as staircasing, resales, lease extensions, licences for alterations, deeds of covenant, and plot sales. You will review leases, Land Registry titles, title deeds, and transfer documentation, provide specialist legal advice on leasehold, shared ownership, and property law matters, liaise with external conveyancers, solicitors, and valuers, draft and review legal documentation and correspondence, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, and NHG policies.

You will work collaboratively with Sales, Service Charges, Asset Management, Repairs, and Housing teams, maintain accurate legal records and case management systems, deliver guidance and training to colleagues on property law and legal risk, and support wider Legal Services initiatives and continuous improvement projects.

Experience
- Experience working within property law, ideally within social housing, local government, or private practice.
- Experience managing property transaction caseloads.
- Strong understanding of leasehold law, shared ownership, and conveyancing.
- Ability to interpret leases, Land Registry documentation, and title deeds.
- Experience using legal databases and Microsoft Office.
- Ability to identify and mitigate legal risk.

About you
You are proactive and able to provide legal advice and support to your team and the wider business. You thrive in a busy environment, supporting colleagues to deliver excellent service. You have strong written communication skills, excellent organisational skills, and attention to detail. You can work independently and manage competing priorities effectively. You possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, strong legal drafting, analytical, and report writing abilities.

Qualifications
- Law degree, CILEx, or equivalent qualification.
- Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.