Legal Secretary : Residential Property

TipTopJob; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable law firm in Wiltshire is looking for an experienced Legal Secretary to provide essential support to their busy residential property team. The candidate should have at least one year of relevant experience and strong typing, organizational, and client interaction skills. The firm offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including up to 28 days of annual leave and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package of up to 28 days

Discretionary bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity pay

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's experience in a Legal Secretary or conveyancing support role.
• Solid understanding of the conveyancing process.
• Comfortable dealing with clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential administrative support to the conveyancing team.
• Prepare and format legal documents and correspondence.
• Liaise with clients, estate agents, and mortgage lenders.

Skills

Strong typing and document production skills

Attention to detail

Organizational ability

Confident, friendly and professional demeanor

Tools

Legal case management systems

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Overview

Legal Secretary (Residential Property), Wiltshire, GBP 24,000+ (DOE): A new opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to join a busy residential property team. or to register your interest, Samantha on 454 or email with your CV. Job reference: 2153

The Role

In this role, you will provide essential administrative and secretarial support to a busy and successful conveyancing team, assisting with a wide range of residential property transactions. Your responsibilities will include preparing and formatting legal documents and correspondence, liaising with clients, estate agents, mortgage lenders and other Solicitors, as well as managing diaries and arranging appointments. You will be involved in opening, maintaining and closing client files, conducting land registry and property searches, and assisting with post:completion work, including SDLT submissions. In addition, you will support the team with billing processes and general file management to ensure the smooth running of matters from start to finish.

The Candidate

• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one year\'s experience in a Legal Secretary or conveyancing support role, with a solid understanding of the conveyancing process.
• Strong typing and document production skills, together with excellent attention to detail and organisational ability, are essential.
• You will be confident, friendly and professional when dealing with clients and should feel comfortable working with legal case management systems as well as Microsoft Office applications.

The Firm

This dynamic and progressive law firm pride themselves on their ability to develop and maintain longstanding relationships with key clients as well as their internal teams. Their dedicated team of legal professionals are experts in their fields and are trusted advisors to both their clients and colleagues. This firm embraces individual talents and offers a strong and collaborative work ethic.

The Package

This firm offers a competitive salary that reflects the candidate's experience. Alongside this, they also offer excellent additional benefits including a generous annual leave package of up to 28 days, a discretionary bonus scheme, enhanced maternity pay and a selection of other great benefits.

How to Apply

Contact Samantha Ward at eNL on 454 or email with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.

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