Conveyancing Secretary

Talk Staff Group Limited; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Talk Staff Group Limited is supporting a well-established legal practice in York by recruiting a Conveyancing secretary to join a busy, supportive team and advance a career in conveyancing.

You will assist the conveyancer with purchases, sales, remortgages and related tasks, focusing on accuracy, discretion and professional client service in a friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal secretary, ideally in conveyancing.
• Proven audio typing/copy typing ability.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• Confident and professional telephone manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong organisational skills with great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with a range of clients in a professional manner.
• Taking initial enquiries
• Liaising with estate agents, lenders and any other third parties as required
• Drafting legal documents & correspondence
• Digital dictation
• Supporting across a wide range of conveyancing matters
• Supporting with Land Registry Portal Submissions
• Carrying out property searches
• Carrying out administrative duties including filing & photocopying, diary management
• Updating databases and case management software
• Assisting other members of the department as required

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Audio typing

MS Office & case management

Telephone etiquette

Written & verbal communication

Organisational skills

Job description

We are working with a well-established legal practice that is looking to expand its Conveyancing team in York. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated Conveyancing secretary to join a busy, supportive environment and further develop their career in conveyancing.

The Role

You will be assisting the conveyancer to deal with all manner of conveyancing work to include purchases, sales, transfer of equity, remortgages and more.

To be considered for the role, you ll require the following essentials:

• Current or recent experience working as a legal secretary ideally within conveyancing
• Proven experience of audio typing/copy typing
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications and case management systems
• Confident & professional telephone manner
• Excellent communication skills, both written & verbal
• Strong organisational skills with fantastic attention to detail

Within this position, you ll also be:

• Dealing with a range of clients in a professional manner
• Taking initial enquiries
• Liaising with estate agents, lenders and any other third parties as required
• Drafting legal documents & correspondence
• Digital dictation
• Supporting across a wide range of conveyancing matters
• Supporting with Land Registry Portal Submissions
• Carrying out property searches
• Carrying out a wide range of administrative duties including filing & photocopying, diary management
• Updating of databases and case management software
• Assisting other members of the department as required

Salary & Working Hours

Salary is up £24,000 £26,000 dependant on experience