Legal Secretary

Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary

Our client a well-established multi- office firm of solicitors ,are recruiting for an experienced Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary to join their Residential Property department based in Manningtree.

As a Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary you will provide secretarial support to one Solicitor.

The Role

• To provide secretarial support to the Residential Property Solicitor
• Screening incoming calls
• Dealing with new business opportunities so that these are processed efficiently helping to ensure the continued success of the property department
• Audio typing using digital dictation
• Diary management , booking rooms and arranging meetings
• Liaise with clients, solicitors, Estate agents and mortgage lenders
• Providing quotations , sending out client care letters
• Deal with client queries, and take instruction from clients
• Amend and reformat documents
• Apply for searches using on line services including land registry
• Using HRMC website to complete stamp duty land tax forms
• Deal with post completion matters
• Maintain client files, opening and closing of files
• Maintain the filing system
• Assist fee earners in the maintenance of client accounts
• Cover reception as and when required

Experience required:

• At least 1 years recent Residential Property Legal Secretarial experience desirable
• Fast and accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation
• Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
• Able to prioritise and multitask
• Excellent telephone manor
• Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office
• Hours Monday to Thursday 9am - 5.15pm with 1 hour lunch break , Friday 9am - 5.00pm with 1hour 15 minutes lunch break.

Apply Now

Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2353 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion.

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All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.