Conveyancing Legal Secretary

Law Staff Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary to support fee earners in a law firm located in London. The role requires a minimum of 3 years' experience in conveyancing, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to manage various administrative tasks effectively. The salary ranges from £30,000 to £35,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience as a conveyancing legal secretary.
• Proficient in audio typing, emailing, and document preparation.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage administration and secretarial duties for residential conveyancing.
• Prepare and draft documents from audio dictation.
• Provide reception cover as needed.

Skills

Conveyancing knowledge

Audio typing

Document preparation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

An experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary is required for a law firm with offices across London and can be based at any of their office locations that include Central, South or East London.

The experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary will be working in the office on a full time basis, for an experienced fee earner and you will have experience in managing the administration / secretarial duties associated with residential conveyancing.

Essential skills

• Minimum of 3 years solid, conveyancing legal secretary experience
• Audio typing, sending out letters, emails, faxes etc
• Preparing and drafting documents (from audio dictation)
• Photocopying, printing, scanning & organising couriers
• Opening & closing files
• Taking internal and external telephone queries, responding as appropriate and/or ensuring that all messages are passed on in a timely manner
• Monitoring post and/or emails and dealing with as appropriate
• Dealing with basic queries and general administration
• Preparing bills and assisting with the billing process by liaising with the fee earner and accounts department as required
• Requesting cheques, bank transfers and paying in money received, as appropriate
• Providing reception cover from time to time
• Preparing and amending documents such as lease extensions, deeds, completion statements and Land Registry forms, using the Land Registry portal
• Experience of working directly with Partners
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail is essential
• IT literate

Salary is between £30,000 - £35,000 and dependent on experience.

If you're a Conveyancing Legal Secretary seeking a new opportunity, apply today. Alternatively, contact Victoria Kemp at Law Staff Limited quoting reference 37335.

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