Conveyancing Legal Secretary
JS Legal Recruitment
- Essex
- £26,000-29,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To provide secretarial support to the property fee earner
- Screening incoming calls
- Dealing with new business opportunities so that these are processed efficiently helping to ensure the continued success of the property department
- Audio typing using digital dictation
- Diary management , booking rooms and arranging meetings
- Using case management system
- Liaise with clients, solicitors, Estate agents and mortgage lenders
- Providing quotations , sending out client care letters
- Deal with client queries, and take instruction from clients
- Amend and reformat documents
- Apply for searches using on line services including land registry
- Using HRMC website to complete stamp duty land tax forms
- Deal with post completion matters
- Maintain client files, opening and closing of files
- Maintain the filing system
- Assist fee earners in the maintenance of client accounts
- Provide guidance to junior and temporary secretaries when required
- Recent Residential or Commercial Property experience desirable although other disciplines of law will be considered
- Fast and accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation
- Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
- Able to prioritise and multitask
- Excellent telephone manor
- Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office
- Friendly working environment
- Competitive salary
- Hours Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm
- Own Transport
- Parking