Job Description

Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary

Swindon, Wiltshire

Full time in the office

Competitive salary depending on experience

Well, established and multi accredited firm in Swindon are seeking a Legal Secretary to work within their busy Residential Conveyancing Department.

This role will be to assist a busy Fee Earner 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 Residential Property experience.
• 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 desirable but not essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Very well organised.
• Friendly & professional attitude.
• IT literate – Microsoft Word / Excel / Outlook / Digital Audio software / Case Management.