Annual leave
Pension scheme
Healthcare plan

Legal Assistant

Salary £31,209.00 per annum
Location Hybrid - Home Working / Craven Arms
Hours 35
Contract Type Permanent

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The vacancy

We’re looking for an organised and proactive Legal Assistant to support our Property Solicitor in delivering a high-quality legal service across Connexus.

This is a varied role offering the opportunity to support a range of property transactions, including new-build sales, shared ownership properties, Right to Buy transactions and other property disposals. You’ll help ensure legal matters are progressed efficiently, records remain accurate and colleagues receive timely and professional support.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across the Development and Assets teams, as well as external solicitors, agents and professional advisers. You’ll also be an initial point of contact for property-related legal enquiries and help identify opportunities to improve processes and administrative efficiency within the legal function.

What you’ll do:

  • Support the Property Solicitor with conveyancing matters and property disposals.
  • Assist with title investigations and Land Registry searches.
  • Prepare, review and manage legal documents and correspondence.
  • Maintain disposal records, the legal referral database and shared task-management systems.
  • Monitor the progress of property sales and disposals against agreed timescales and organisational measures.
  • Respond to property-related legal enquiries from colleagues across Connexus.
  • Liaise professionally and confidentially with external solicitors, agents and other advisers.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an interest in property law who enjoys managing varied work, building effective relationships and helping legal matters progress smoothly.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who, alongside the key criteria below, will sign up to our PRIDE values of Passion, Respect, Involve, Determined and Effective, and will be committed to maintaining the confidence of our customers. 

Key requirements

You’ll have:

  • Knowledge of property transactions, including property disposals.
  • Familiarity with Land Registry procedures.
  • The ability to understand and interpret relevant property and housing legislation and social housing regulation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft professional and legal documents.
  • Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • A customer-focused approach and the confidence to work with colleagues across the organisation.
  • The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
  • A good general standard of education, including English and Maths at grade C/4 or equivalent.
  • A minimum of a law degree or CILEX Level 6 qualification. 

Previous experience in conveyancing, property law or a legal-support environment would be desirable, as would knowledge of the housing association sector.

If you’d like to help deliver an efficient and responsive property legal service at Connexus, we’d love to hear from you.

This role has been identified as suitable for hybrid working which will be a combination of home working and working at least two days per week in our Head Office at Craven Arms and travel to other offices as required.

Shortlisting date:                          05 October 2026

1st Stage Teams Interview:          w/c 19 October 2026

2nd Stage In Person Interview:    w/c 26 October 2026


About Connexus

Connexus is a rural housing association with its heritage in Shropshire and Herefordshire, providing good quality, affordable and safe homes that customers are proud to live in. We create inclusive neighbourhoods, sustainable rural communities, and provide services that support our customers to build a life in their home. The work our teams do is varied, and no two days are the same.  

We provide an excellent offer for colleagues which includes flexible working options combined with some fantastic benefits. We’re here to support colleagues at every step of the way with training and development opportunities, helping you make the most of your career. If you want to work with like-minded people and would like to make a difference to the lives of our customers, Connexus could be the right fit for you.   

Connexus is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Connexus is a community focused rural housing group with over 10,500 homes across Shropshire and Herefordshire. 

Our people are passionate about the services we provide and we will invest in them and empower them to provide a great service to all of our customers.

Our clear focus is excellent service delivery.

Some of the benefits

30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (Pro-rata'd if part-time)

Continual learning and development opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Company healthcare plan

Continual learning and development opportunities

Paid sickness leave (upon successful completion of probationary period)

Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay

Long service award

Flexible and hybrid working

Career development through clear pathways

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