Legal Assistant

Guest Walker Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

FQPS Academy Ltd. in York is seeking a Legal Assistant to join the commercial property team. Training will be provided where needed, with prior office experience and legal exposure considered highly desirable.

This is a full-time, on-site role with a 36.25-hour weekly schedule (Mon to Fri; hours negotiable). Interviews expected to commence wc 23/11/26 and the position offers steady career development within a supportive, staff-owned firm.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate has excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and good IT knowledge.
• Team player, flexible and helpful to business needs.
• Good work ethic with ability to prioritise tasks and speak confidently to fee earners and clients.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and amending legal documents; audio typing.
• Dealing with lenders/banks.
• Providing secretarial and administrative support to the commercial property fee earners.
• Setting up new files and closing completed files.
• Requesting property searches and land registry searches.
• Handling client and third-party queries.
• Regular cover and support for the reception team.

Skills

Office experience

Legal experience

Audio typing

Document drafting

Job description

We are a well-established solicitors’ firm based in a sought-after location in the heart of York.

We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our commercial property team within our firm. Training will be given where necessary, but some prior office experience is essential and legal experience, particularly in the field of property law, is highly desirable.

The main aspects of this role will be:

• Drafting and amending legal documents; audio typing
• Dealing with lenders/banks
• Providing secretarial and administrative support to the commercial property fee earners
• Setting up new files and organising closure of completed files
• Requesting property searches/land registry searches
• Deal with client/third party queries
• Regular cover / support for our reception team

We are an Employee Ownership Trust, which means we are run on behalf of our staff, for the benefit of our staff and clients. We are looking for someone to join the Guest Walker Family.

The Ideal candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, have strong organisational skills and good IT knowledge. They will be a team player, willing to be flexible and offer help wherever needed according to business needs, with a good work ethic and be able to organise and prioritise work. They will be confident speaking to fee earners and clients.

A full time, on site, role with a 36.25hr working week Monday to Friday (Hours open negotiation across the 5 days)

Interviews would be held on or after wc 23/11/26.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,500.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• York YO1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Office: 1 year (preferred)