Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary

Job Description

Well established and reputable law firm in Kent are seeking a Legal Secretary to work within their busy Residential Conveyancing department, based in their Maidstone office. This role will be to assist the busy Fee Earner’s in their day to day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative…

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Well established and reputable law firm in Kent are seeking a Legal Secretary to work within their busy Residential Conveyancing department, based in their Maidstone office. This role will be to assist the busy Fee Earner’s in their day to day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative service

Duties include:

  • Providing full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to property transactions with PA duties including diary management.
  • Maintenance of comprehensive and accurate client admin files.
  • Undertaking online Land Registry searches and responding to enquiries on behalf of lawyers.
  • Assistance in general team administration including meeting and greeting clients, taking calls and directing accordingly and arranging meeting room bookings.
  • Managing post completions procedures including SDLT returns and title registrations.

Desired skills and experience:

  • Legal Secretary/Assistant experience with at least 1 year of solid property expertise.
  • Strong and efficient secretarial and admin skills.
  • High level of attention to detail.
  • Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems.
  • Experience of using case management system.

What they offer:

  • Full time in the office – Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.
  • Good salary and benefit packages.
  • Standard holiday plus bank holidays.

Job Description

Well established and reputable law firm in Kent are seeking a Legal Secretary to work within their busy Residential Conveyancing department, based in their Maidstone office. This role will be to assist the busy Fee Earner’s in their day to day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative service

Duties include:

  • Providing full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to property transactions with PA duties including diary management.
  • Maintenance of comprehensive and accurate client admin files.
  • Undertaking online Land Registry searches and responding to enquiries on behalf of lawyers.
  • Assistance in general team administration including meeting and greeting clients, taking calls and directing accordingly and arranging meeting room bookings.
  • Managing post completions procedures including SDLT returns and title registrations.

Desired skills and experience:

  • Legal Secretary/Assistant experience with at least 1 year of solid property expertise.
  • Strong and efficient secretarial and admin skills.
  • High level of attention to detail.
  • Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems.
  • Experience of using case management system.

What they offer:

  • Full time in the office – Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.
  • Good salary and benefit packages.
  • Standard holiday plus bank holidays.

Job Summary

Location: Maidstone
Salary: £25000 - £27000 Per Annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Sector: Law
Division: Legal Support
Specialism: Conveyancing
17th September 2024

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Job Summary

Location: Maidstone
Salary: £25000 - £27000 Per Annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Sector: Law
Division: Legal Support
Specialism: Conveyancing
17th September 2024

Apply now

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