Legal Administrator

JR United Kingdom; York; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm is seeking a Legal Administrator for their Real Estate Team in York. The role includes a variety of administrative tasks such as managing licenses, supporting financial processes, and assisting the licensing team. Ideal candidates will have relevant legal experience, particularly in real estate and licensing, and will enjoy benefits like a contributory pension and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Contributory Pension

Group Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

25 days' holiday

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in council/local authority licensing preferred.
• Familiarity with real estate law, especially with landlords and tenants.
• Prior deed administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Filing correspondence and premises licenses.
• Logging, closing files, and preparing licensing applications.
• Assisting with financial tasks and maintaining accurate data.

Skills

Legal administration experience

Data management

Organizational skills

Job description

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Our client is an award-winning, full-service, commercial law firm with a growing national reputation for innovative legal services. They operate across various sectors including financial services, leisure, retail & consumer goods, technology & media, renewables, housing, and public sectors. Their specialisms encompass real estate, banking and finance, commercial, corporate, employment, dispute resolution, and litigation.

The Job:

We are seeking a Legal Administrator to join the Real Estate Team in their central Glasgow office.

This role involves working within a large, busy team, with responsibilities including:

• Filing correspondence and premises licences
• Logging premises licence details into a case management system
• Closing files via case management and financial systems
• Photocopying, certifying, and mailing premises licences to clients
• Scanning and saving licences and permits to case management systems
• Preparing and submitting licensing applications, including collating paperwork and posting applications
• Supporting the licensing team with administrative tasks
• Maintaining accurate data on spreadsheets and client extranets
• Assisting with financial tasks such as invoicing and online payments for annual fees
• Supporting project administration as needed

The Person:

Ideal candidates will have prior legal administration experience, with a preference for those with:

• Experience in council/local authority licensing
• Real estate law experience, particularly working with landlords and tenants
• Deeds administration experience

The Benefits:

Contributory Pension, Group Life Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days' holiday, and a flexible benefits scheme.