Legal Assistant

Real Recruitment Solutions; Lower Blandford St Mary; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 29.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

33 days holiday

Pension scheme

Salary reviews

Sick pay from day one

Eye tests

Wellbeing support

Compassionate leave

Menopause plan

Discounts on legal services

Financial support

Professional memberships

Introduce a Friend

Social events

Descripción de la vacante

Real Recruitment Solutions is seeking a meticulous Legal Assistant to support the Residential Property team. You will draft and manage emails, letters, and property documents, maintain version-controlled files, and ensure compliance with SRA requirements. The role requires strong secretarial skills, MS Office proficiency, and excellent time management in a busy law firm setting.

Formación

• Must be highly organised with the ability to manage a varied workload.
• Experience drafting emails, letters, contracts, and property documents.
• Strong understanding of compliance processes within a professional services environment.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office and electronic case management systems.

Responsabilidades

• Act as first point of contact for client queries, ensuring a positive experience.
• Draft emails, letters, contracts, and property documents such as transfers.
• Manage multiple large documents with version control and tracked changes.
• Maintain a paper-light approach and keep electronic files to a high standard.
• Ensure case files comply with SRA requirements and Lexcel quality marks.
• Prioritise effectively in a busy environment with strong time management.
• Work with detailed legal documents in residential property teams.

Conocimientos

Highly organized

Deadline-driven

Time management

Attention to detail

Strong secretarial skills

MS Office proficient

Clear communication

Electronic case management

Educación

NVQ Level 3 in business/administration

Legal secretarial qualification

Herramientas

MS Office

Electronic case management systems

Version control & tracked changes

Descripción del empleo

Legal Assistant - Residential Property

£26,000-£28,500 per annum

Legal Assistant - Residential Property

This is an exciting opportunity to support our busy Residential Property team.

We'd love to hear from you if you're highly organised, enjoy managing a varied workload, and thrive on meeting important deadlines. You'll be an experienced administrator with a flexible approach, strong secretarial skills, and a solid understanding of compliance processes and procedures within a professional services environment.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays and pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Contributory pension scheme with Royal London for eligible staff
• Annual salary reviews and promotion panels
• Occupational sick pay from day one, plus assessed Income Protection benefits for eligible longer-term absences
• Free Specsavers eye tests and vouchers towards lenses for display screen equipment
• Employee assistance programme including counselling, 24/7 online GP services, and a range of health and wellbeing support
• Paid compassionate leave
• Access to the BUPA Menopause Plan under our menopause policy
• Discounts on legal services
• Access to financial support services
• Paid professional memberships
• 'Introduce a Friend' scheme
• Active Social Committee arranging annual events and a wide range of other activities

Key Responsibilities of the Legal Assistant - Residential Property

• Act as the first point of contact for client queries, ensuring a positive experience and building strong, ongoing relationships.
• Manage daily tasks efficiently, including drafting emails, letters, contracts, and property-related documents such as transfers.
• Handle multiple versions of large documents (contracts, leases, licences, mortgage deeds), ensuring accurate version control and correct use of tracked changes.
• Maintain a 'paper-light' approach: scan documents and keep electronic files to a high standard within the case management system.
• Ensure all case files are managed in line with SRA requirements, Law Society protocols, internal procedures, and the LEXCEL quality mark.
• Exceptional organisation and communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong time management, able to prioritise effectively in a busy environment.
• High IT literacy: proficient in MS Office, with experience using electronic case management systems.
• Skilled at working with detailed legal documents, with proven proficiency in version control and tracked changes.
• Experience in a residential or commercial property legal team is an advantage.
• Basic accounting knowledge relating to property processes is desirable.
• A legal secretarial qualification or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in business/administration is advantageous.