Legal Assistant Commercial Property

Reed; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed is seeking a Legal Assistant or Graduate to develop a career in a supportive Commercial Property team. You will receive full training while supporting fee earners and gaining valuable experience in a busy law firm environment.

Responsibilities include opening files, managing documents, scheduling, and providing virtual support to other offices where capacity allows. Strong keyboard and organisational skills will help ensure accurate record-keeping across the case management system.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal admin and document handling preferred.
• Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail.
• Good keyboard skills and accurate data entry.

Responsibilities

• Open new files and manage initial intake, including scanning/photocopying.
• Order legal searches and handle SDLT and Land Registry applications.
• Close files and perform general administration tasks and letters.

Skills

Administrative support

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Tools

File management system

Job description

Legal Assistant or Graduate opportunity for a keen individual looking to build their legal career path. If you are looking to join a supportive and progressive firm and gain valuable experience I would be pleased to hear from you.

Based in the Commercial Property team you will receive full training to be able to support the Fee Earners at the same time developing your own experience.

Duties will include:

Deal primarily with opening new files, scanning/photocopying, ordering legal searches, SDLT and Land Registry applications, closing files and general administration/preparing letters etc.

Provide support (virtually) to other offices where capacity allows as directed.

Take telephone calls on behalf of the fee earners and convey messages in a timely manner.

To arrange appointments as required.

To keep work up-to-date adopting the oldest/most urgent first principle.

To ensure efficient information recorded on the appropriate file management system.

If you have good keyboard, organisational skills and attention to detail.