Commercial Property Legal Assistant

Ashville Knight; Fareham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly regarded law firm is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant for their Fareham office to support Fee Earners with property caseloads. The role involves providing secretarial assistance, managing client files, and undertaking administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will have at least 1 year of commercial property experience and strong secretarial skills. Competitive salary starting at £25,000 plus benefits including a pension.

Benefits

Standard holiday entitlement plus bank holidays

Company Pension

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of solid Commercial Property experience.
• Efficient secretarial and admin skills essential.
• Experience with digital audio systems and fast touch typing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate client admin files.
• Undertake online Land Registry searches and respond to enquiries.
• Assist in general team administration and client interactions.
• Manage post completions procedures including SDLT returns.

Skills

Legal Secretary/Assistant experience

Strong secretarial and admin skills

Fast, accurate typing ability

Experience with case management systems

Job description

Overview

A highly regarded law firm with offices across Hampshire are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to work within their Property Department. This role will be based in their Fareham office and to assist Fee Earners with a busy and mixed property caseloads in their day-to-day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative service.

Responsibilities

• Providing full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to property transactions with PA duties including diary management.
• Maintenance of comprehensive and accurate client admin files.
• Undertaking online Land Registry searches and responding to enquiries on behalf of lawyers.
• Assistance in general team administration including meeting and greeting clients, taking calls and directing accordingly and arranging meeting room bookings.
• Managing post completions procedures including SDLT returns and title registrations.

Qualifications

• Legal Secretary/Assistant experience with at least 1 years + of solid Commercial Property experience.
• Strong and efficient secretarial and admin skills.
• Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems touch typing is highly desirable.
• Experience of using case management systems.

Benefits

• Monday Friday 9am 5pm and office based.
• Salary depending on experience - GBP25,000 +
• Standard holiday entitlement plus bank holidays.
• Company Pension.