Legal Secretary

GWR Legal Recruitment Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top salary based on experience

Bonus scheme

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Job summary

GWR Legal Recruitment Ltd is seeking a capable Legal Secretary to support the Commercial Property team in Leicester. The role focuses on accurate typing, file management, Land Registry tasks, and client-facing duties within a busy property practice.

The successful candidate will have prior legal secretary experience, ideally in commercial property, and be friendly and professional to fit into the team and deliver excellent client service.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a legal secretary.
• Experience in commercial property preferred, or willingness to move from residential.
• Friendly and personable to fit into the team.

Responsibilities

• Typing and preparation of correspondence and documents.
• Filing, opening, closing and archiving files.
• Scanning, paginating and photocopying.
• Answering calls and routing messages; liaising with clients.
• Carrying out Land Registry searches and Stamp Duty Land Tax returns.
• General administrative tasks as required.

Skills

Legal secretary experience

Commercial property knowledge

Job description

Legal Secretary - Commercial Property - Leicester

A commercial law firm with an outstanding reputation are looking to recruit a legal secretary to their commercial property team in their Leicester office

Duties in this role may include the following:

• Typing and preparation of relevant correspondence and documents.
• File management including filing of documents along with opening of files, closing of files and archiving.
• Scanning, paginating and photocopying
• Dealing with calls into the team and advising accordingly or taking messages.
• Carrying out searches at the Land Registry and dealing Stamp Duty Land Tax returns.
• General admin tasks as required.

The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate experience of working as a legal secretary in their current or previous roles. Ideally you will have experience of working within commercial property, however the firm will also consider candidates with experience in residential property looking to move into a more commercial area of property.

In addition to the practical experience the successful candidate must be friendly and personable in order to fit into the existing team and to provide a warm and friendly service to all clients that you come into contact with.

The firm will offer one of the best benefits packages on the market, with some of the headline perks being:

• A top end salary (based on experience)
• Bonus scheme
• A generous annual leave policy of up to 30 days +bank
• Private healthcare and a host of other wellbeing perks.