Legal Secretary

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd; Maldon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm in Maldon is seeking an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary to provide essential support to the Head of Commercial Property. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of relevant experience, accurate typing skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This role offers a friendly working environment with 20 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Benefits

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Free parking

Friendly working environment

Qualifications

• At least 1 year recent Commercial property legal secretarial/Legal Assistant experience.
• Experience with audio typing including digital dictation.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to the Head of Commercial Property.
• Audio typing / digital dictation.
• Manage diaries and handle correspondence.

Skills

Accurate audio typing skills

Experience with Microsoft Office

Excellent telephone manner

Ability to prioritize and multitask

Job description

Overview

Legal Secretary
Our client, a multi-office law firm with a heritage spanning over 130 years, has an excellent reputation for providing a first class service to people and businesses throughout Essex. They are recruiting for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary to join their Maldon office.

As a Commercial Property Legal Secretary you will provide secretarial support to the Head of Commercial Property.

Responsibilities

• You will provide secretarial support to the Head of Commercial Property
• Audio typing / digital dictation (Bighand)
• Diary management
• Dealing with incoming telephone calls, emails/post and general correspondence
• Opening client files, sending out client care letters
• Drafting legal documents
• Amending lengthy legal documents
• Track changes
• Applying for searches via the Land Registry
• Dealing with exchanges and completions
• Liaising with clients, Estate Agents, Solicitors and mortgage lenders

Candidate requirements

• At least 1 year recent Commercial property legal secretarial/Legal Assistant experience; Residential Property experience will also be considered
• Accurate audio typing skills, including digital dictation
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Able to prioritise and multitask
• Excellent telephone manner
• Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm

What we offer

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Friendly working environment

How to apply

Apply Now. If you feel this is the right opportunity for you contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL22349 or email your CV, or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal Recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.

All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.