Conveyancing Legal Secretary

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Job summary

Join a well-established and employee-focused firm as a Conveyancing Legal Secretary in Tenterden. In this full-time role, you will provide essential secretarial support, manage diaries, and greet clients. Your excellent communication skills and attention to detail will be key in handling confidential information and ensuring smooth operations within a busy Conveyancing team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a proven track record as a Legal Secretary, this is an exciting opportunity to further your career in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a busy Conveyancing department.
• Excellent technical skills with fast and accurate typing.

Responsibilities

• Provide full secretarial support to the Conveyancing team.
• Handle telephone queries and manage client appointments.

Skills

Audio copy typing

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Diary management

Confidential information handling

Education

Experience as a Legal Secretary

Tools

Land Registry Portal

BigHand

Searchflow

Partner 4 Windows

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are currently seeking a Conveyancing Legal Secretary to join a well-established and employee focused firm in Tenterden part of a busy Conveyancing team. You will provide full secretarial support, diary management, meeting and greeting clients, audio transcription, submitting searches and handling telephone queries from clients and/or third parties.

The role:

• Audio copy typing - letters; legal forms (Oyez)
• Knowledge of Land Registry Portal, BigHand, Searchflow and/or Partner 4 Windows advantageous
• Answer the telephone in a polite and efficient manner
• Undertake administrative duties such as photocopying & updating client details
• Filing correspondence and ensuring files are kept up to date
• Arranging appointments and dealing with clients
• Work as part of a team, assisting with secretarial and telephone cover when required
• Handle all confidential information discreetly and in-line with GDPR/AML

The ideal candidate:

• Proven experience working as a Legal Secretary within a busy Conveyancing department
• Excellent technical skills which include a fast and accurate typing speed
• The ability to manage a busy workload with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines
• Good communication skills and a confident, friendly and outgoing manner both over the phone and in person
• Great attention to detail
• A good working knowledge of Word & Excel is essential

This is a full-time and permanent role - Monday - Friday 9am - 5.30pm

Immediate Interviews Available!

Diamond Search Recruitment are acting as an employment agency in regard to this role.