Conveyancing Legal Secretary

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Job summary

A well-established legal firm in Gravesend seeks a Conveyancing Legal Secretary to join their busy Conveyancing team. The role involves providing secretarial support, handling client queries, and ensuring all tasks are carried out efficiently within a permanent, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Legal Secretary in a busy Conveyancing department.
• Excellent technical skills including fast and accurate typing.
• Ability to manage a busy workload and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide full secretarial support, including diary management and meeting clients.
• Handle audio copy typing of letters and legal forms.
• Undertake administrative duties such as filing and updating client details.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Typing speed

Tools

Word

Excel

Land Registry Portal

BigHand

Searchflow

Partner 4 Windows

Job description

We are currently seeking a Conveyancing Legal Secretary to join a well-established and employee focused firm in Gravesend 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.