Legal Administrator

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

You will be responsible for providing legal secretarial/admin support to both the Regional Solicitors and Divisional Legal Manager. You will provide an efficient, service led and cost-effective legal secretarial service that supports the business, particularly in relation to its key operations of land acquisition, disposal and plot sales.

Based in our Manchester Legal team, working 2 days a week in the office on a Wednesday/Thursday or Thursday/Friday.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting with the secretarial and administrative support to the Regional Solicitors/Divisional Legal Manager and the Conveyancing teams
• Maintain high standards of presentation and accurate content of all documents and correspondence issued by the Department
• Administrative duties including photocopying, scanning, producing and binding engrossment documents, arranging meetings and co-ordinating diaries, franking post and printing correspondence in all media (this list is not exhaustive)
• Assisting with mail for the Department and retrieving files for Regional Solicitors/Divisional Legal Manager. Ensuring that the mail has been scanned and saved into the correct file with a copy emailed to the relevant person. Ensuring that letters are in the secure shredding after being uploaded to the system.
• Assisting with SDLT calculations and the completion and submission of SDLT forms
• Assisting with completion and submission of Land Registry applications
• Monitoring the progress of outstanding Land Registry applications, chasing up and checking the online portal for incoming correspondence and documentation
• Undertaking all pertinent property searches via the online portal, responding to requests for further information and chasing up as appropriate
• Producing and distributing Legal Reports and Contract Packs to the BU and third parties using electronic resources, including checking title registers and obtaining relevant title documentation
• Producing correspondence, memoranda and documentation using audio and copy typing as directed
• Self-directed drafting of simple correspondence or documentation where appropriate
• Producing and updating monthly status reports regarding acquisitions, site set up and other important transactions and logging new matters on an internal database
• Using the Land Registry portal for SIM searches, priority searches, day list enquiries and other functions
• Diarising and keeping track of key dates
• Maintaining filing systems, to include updating and amending both paper and electronic filing records, together with archiving records
• Dealing with telephone enquiries as and when they arise, referring to the appropriate member of the Legal team or other departments within the Company

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Substantial legal secretarial/support experience within a conveyancing or property focussed setting.
• Used to working to tight deadlines and in a fast paced and pressurised environment.

What We Offer At Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.