Trainee Administrator - Conveyancing Department

Russell & Russell; Middleton; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Birthday holiday

Life insurance – 2x annual salary

Referral schemes

Discounted Conveyancing services

Refer a successful applicant £500

Monthly prize draw

Dress down day

Annual Christmas Party

Job summary

Russell & Russell seeks a motivated Trainee Administrator to join the Conveyancing Department at our Middleton office. You will provide a friendly and professional service to clients, keep the case management system tidy, and handle correspondence accurately, ensuring deadlines are met.

You will develop transferable skills across the business, work well in a team, and take initiative in your own career development within the legal environment.

Qualifications

• Must have good organisational skills.
• Attention to detail is essential.
• Professional telephone manner.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Motivated, friendly, confident, reliable, hardworking, team player.
• Eager to learn and develop new skills, flexible.
• Genuine interest in the legal environment and keen to pursue a career in law.
• GCSE level at Grade C/5 and above (or equivalent) in English and Maths.

Responsibilities

• Provide a friendly, knowledgeable and professional service to clients.
• Maintain and housekeep the case management system.
• Produce clear written communication, including post and emails.
• Meet deadlines within the agreed timeframe.
• Filing and maintenance of files.
• Prepare routine correspondence for signature.
• Collate reports and documents, photocopying/scanning as appropriate.
• Be proactive with career development and transferable skills.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Telephone manners

Team player

Willingness to learn

Interest in law

Education

GCSE English & Maths (A-C/5+)

Job description

Trainee Administrator - Conveyancing Department

• Trainee Administrator - Conveyancing Department

Vacancy Description: Trainee Administrator – Conveyancing Department

Location: Middleton Office

Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)

We have a vacancy for a Trainee Administrator to work in our busy Conveyancing Department based at our Middleton office.

Job role

• To provide a friendly, knowledgeable and professional service to our clients
• To effectively maintain and housekeep the case management system
• All written communication to be clear and concise, to include post and emails
• To ensure any request concerning a work related matter is undertaken within the agreed timeframe.
• Filing and the accurate and complete maintenance of files
• Accurately prepare routine correspondence ready for signature
• Collating reports and documents, photocopying/scanning as appropriate
• To meet all deadlines within the agreed timeframe
• To be proactive with regard to your own career development
• To develop transferable skills across the business
• Ensuring that this key role is valued by the team and the clients

Skills Required

• Must have good organisational skills
• Must have attention to detail (Accuracy essential)
• Professional telephone manner
• Ability to work well within a team
• Motivated, friendly, confident, reliable, hardworking, team player
• Eager to learn and develop new skills, flexible
• Genuine interest in the legal environment and keen to pursue a career in law
• GCSE level at Grade C/5 and above (or equivalent) in the main academic subjects such as English and Maths.

The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.

The practice has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.

The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.

Benefits

• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday holiday
• Life insurance – 2x annual salary
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw – 1 st , 2 nd & 3rd prizes
• Dress down once a month
• Annual Christmas Party & Events

Training & Development

• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshopsCompliance webinars