Legal Assistant - Commercial Property

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Fareham; Sur place; GBP 22 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Additional Christmas holiday

Health Cash Plan

Discounted gym membership

Free sight tests

Annual staff functions

Résumé du poste

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment is seeking an experienced Commercial Property Assistant to join a law firm in Fareham, Hampshire. The role provides administrative and secretarial support to an established Commercial Property team, requiring an organised legal assistant with property experience and meticulous attention to detail.

You will handle file opening, conflict checks, drafting correspondence, managing files, liaising with clients and third parties, and ensuring seamless progress of

Qualifications

• Experience as an assistant within a legal firm.
• Property experience or transferable skills from another area of law.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure to deadlines.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to providing excellent client care.
• Strong IT skills including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Flexible, collaborative team player with a proactive approach.

Responsabilités

• Provide administrative support throughout the lifecycle of commercial property matters.
• Open electronic and paper files as required.
• Complete client conflict checks and ID verification.
• Prepare correspondence and legal documents using digital dictation.
• Manage closure, storage and retrieval of files.
• Liaise with clients and third parties, including estate agents, landlords and other solicitors.
• Update and maintain information on the firm's case management system.
• Support fee earners to ensure transactions progress efficiently.

Connaissances

Legal firm experience

Property experience

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Multitasking under pressure

Professional communication

Client care

Proactive team player

Outils

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

My client is recruiting for an experienced Commercial Property Assistant to join their team in Fareham, Hampshire.

This is an opportunity to provide administrative and secretarial support to an established Commercial Property team within a reputable law firm. The role would suit an organised legal assistant with property experience, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload.

The Role

• Providing administrative support throughout the lifecycle of commercial property matters.
• Opening electronic files and setting up any required paper files.
• Completing client conflict checks and ID verification.
• Preparing correspondence and legal documents using digital dictation.
• Managing the closure, storage and retrieval of physical and electronic files.
• Liaising with clients and third parties, including estate agents, landlords and other solicitors.
• Updating and maintaining information on the firm's case management system.
• Supporting fee earners to ensure transactions progress efficiently.

The Candidate

• Have experience working as an assistant within a legal firm.
• Have previous Property experience or experience in another area of law with transferable skills.
• Have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Be able to manage multiple tasks and work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Have professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Be committed to providing excellent client care.
• Have strong IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Be a flexible and collaborative team player with a proactive approach.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day per year after five years' service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Additional holiday over Christmas.
• Discounted legal services after one year of service.
• Extended sickness policy.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Discounted gym membership through the Health Cash Plan.
• Free sight tests.
• Annual staff functions.