Careers

At Pearson Hards we offer staff a rewarding and professional working environment, and aim to get the most from our staff by creating a relaxed and enjoyable place to work.

Many of our staff have been with us for years which means that we are more like an extended family than a firm of legal professionals. Indeed, some of our staff are actually related. New staff are encouraged to get involved in the social, as well as professional side, of what we do here.

We are always interested to hear from people that want to contribute to a firm which has a long standing reputation for high quality legal services, has a strong work ethic as well as commitment to offering the best service to our clients. In return, we promise to offer a commitment to our staff’s professional development so that they can make the most out of their career.

Details of specific vacancies will appear here whenever they are available. If you want to be considered for a specific position with us or for more general enquiries please contact Claire Darby on 0208 949 9500 or by email to cdarby@pearsonhards.co.uk.

Residential Conveyancing Assistant

Pearson Hards is looking for an experienced Conveyancing Assistant or Paralegal to join their successful Residential Conveyancing team to provide fee earning support.

Responsibilities

The candidate will need to provide administrative and legal support to the fee earning team. The main duties will include:
1. Assisting with the running of sales, purchase and remortgage files and any administrative duties required on these from instruction to completion;
2. Onboarding of clients including ID verification, obtaining source of funds and source of wealth information from clients;
3. Using our case management system and onboarding platforms;
4. Liaising with clients, other conveyancers and estate agents during the course of the matter;

Experience needed

We are looking for someone who has at least 12 months experience in a busy conveyancing department in a support role and who has the requisite knowledge of sales, purchase and remortgaging processes.

Experience of Case Management Systems is essential and good IT knowledge is helpful. Candidate needs to be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Teams and Excel.

The role requires someone who is hard working, organised, willing to learn and willing to work in a team. The role will require independent working as well as working with the fee earner who will delegate tasks. Attention to detail is key in this role, as are good communication skills.

Firm benefits

Pearson Hards prides itself on creating an enjoyable and flexible working environment. We run regular firm socials.

Every member of our team is as important as the next and we understand the importance of keeping our staff happy. The Firm encourages a good work/life balance and embraces flexible working patterns, where appropriate. All employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Annual Leave :

20 days plus bank holidays annual leave (plus closure between Christmas & New Year). To reward staff with longer service annual leave increases by 1 day for every 2 full years worked up to a maximum of 25 days annual leave.

• Workplace Pension:

Pearson Hards have a Workplace Pension scheme requiring an employee contribution of 5%. Pearson Hards will also add a further 5% of the employee’s annual salary as a contribution from the company.

• Life Cover:

Life cover of 4 x salary is provided upon joining the firm.

• Private Health Insurance:

The firm have a Private Health scheme which again rewards staff with a discount on membership for longer service:

• Summer staff events
• End of Month drinks & dress down on last working day of month
• Pleasant Offices with garden
• Strong staff retention (we must be doing something right)
• Good transport links & free Parking in surrounding roads.