Non-Fee Earning Paralegal / Legal Support Assistant

Burley Geach's Residential Property team was nominated for Property Law Team of the Year at the Surrey Law Society Legal Awards 2025. The firm is CQS accredited and has been doing property work across Hampshire and Surrey for over a hundred years. This is the team you would be joining. The role is based in the Liphook office, working alongside an experienced conveyancing fee earner. It is a non-fee-earning support position, but you will be close to the full lifecycle of residential property matters: file opening, compliance, client and third party liaison, drafting, completions, post-completion, Land Registry applications and requisitions. You will also prepare financial documentation, review ledgers, take client instructions and manage diary. This is not an admin-only role and it is not a volume conveyancing desk. Burley Geach's support staff sit within their departments, not in a central pool, so you are part of the property team, not separate from it. The matters are varied: freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, new builds and lease extensions. The role would suit someone already working in residential conveyancing support who wants more substance and closer involvement in live matters. It could also suit an experienced legal secretary looking to move into a paralegal title. There is a real precedent for that here: one member of the team started as a secretary, developed through paralegal responsibilities over two decades, and is now training to qualify as a Licensed Conveyancer while managing residential property work under supervision. You will need previous experience in a residential conveyancing department, a solid understanding of the property transaction process, confidence with time-sensitive work, and the ability to communicate clearly with clients, agents and lenders. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is expected. Please express your interest in this role below, with LawBoard.

Previous experience supporting a residential conveyancing department is essential. You should understand the stages of a property transaction from instruction through to post-completion and be comfortable working to exchange and completion deadlines without close direction on every step. Beyond that, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate strong file organisation and attention to detail across a varied caseload, confident and professional communication with clients, estate agents, lenders and other third parties, the ability to draft correspondence and documents accurately for fee earner review, competence with financial documentation, ledgers and Land Registry applications, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and the judgement to prioritise effectively when multiple matters are moving at once. A formal legal qualification is not required. What matters more is that you have done the work, understand the pace, and take pride in keeping matters moving properly.