Real Estate Administration Assistant

Weightmans; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Weightmans as an Administration Assistant in Manchester, where you'll support case handlers and secretaries with a variety of administrative tasks in a busy, client-facing Real Estate team. This role offers opportunities for professional development in a dynamic legal environment and the chance to contribute to significant commercial property projects.

Benefits

In-house training and development programmes

Award-winning organisation

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy legal/office environment is desirable.
• A team player capable of prioritising tasks and workload.
• Strong housekeeping skills and basic computer knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist case handlers and secretaries with administrative tasks.
• Open new case files and ensure compliance with internal procedures.
• Perform filing, photocopying, and document preparation.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Initiative

Education

Law Degree or LPC (or studying towards)

Job description

About your new role

PLEASE NOTE: This role is not on the list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route

Our national Real Estate team provides a complete range of legal and advisory services on all aspects of commercial property to an excellent and diverse client base. This role is an opportunity to join an innovative and high performing, busy team in a client facing role. Our focus is on delivering a first class client service. We advise on a broad range of commercial property work including landlord & tenant; sales & purchases; property management; regeneration projects & development agreements and associated construction, planning and funding arrangements. Our clients range from major retailers, leisure operators, regional developers, local authorities, universities and healthcare providers. We have been involved in a range of projects from £100 million city centre regeneration schemes to smaller bespoke ventures. We offer an excellent in house training and development programme.

We are currently recruiting for an Administration Assistant to join our Real Estate team in Manchester. The successfulcandidate will work as part of a team providing administrative support to case handlers and secretaries.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Assist case handlers and secretaries
• Open new case files/matters ensuring compliance with Lexcel and internal procedures
• Prepare and copy various documents such as letters, enclosures, bundles etc
• Collect and coordinate incoming and outgoing post
• Perform filing tasks
• Perform general photocopying & scanning duties
• Perform general file management duties
• Prepare and send out various internal and external documents
• Assist with the inputting of information on various systems
• Close and archive files
• Perform other administrative duties as are appropriate
• Ensure relevant deadlines and quality measures are adhered to
• Comply with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role.

About You

Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a similar role and in a similarenvironment. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We are also looking for you to have:

• Experience in a busy legal/office environment is desirable
• Have a Law Degree or a LPC (or studying towards)
• Candidate must be a team player
• Are able to show initiative and be self-motivated when required to work on own
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• You must have the ability to prioritise tasks and your workload
• Have good housekeeping skills
• A “hands on” approach to work
• Knowledge of computers and office equipment
• You will be working with spreadsheets, Collecting dataand producing MI reports
• A ‘ will try anything' approach'

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join ouraward-winningorganisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’sTop Employers awards 2025, and ranking5thin the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

Why work for us? Take a look:Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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