Legal Secretary

Focus Resourcing

Posted a day ago, valid for 23 days

Brentwood, Essex CM133EN, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

Health Insurance

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Sonic Summary

A Legal Secretary is needed to join a reputable Solicitors in their Residential Property team, requiring confidence in managing busy diaries and digital dictation.
The position offers a competitive salary based on experience, with working hours from Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Candidates should have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Packages and ideally some familiarity with P4W and other relevant applications.
Key responsibilities include managing client communications, performing due diligence checks, and various administrative tasks such as audio typing and diary management.
The role requires a motivated individual with a proactive attitude and the ability to work under pressure, typically necessitating prior experience in a similar role.

Legal Secretary to join a reputable Solicitors in their Residential Property team who is confident in managing busy diaries and digital dictation. This position is paying a competitive salary depending on experience. Working hours are Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 6.00pm.

Duties:

Deal with new business enquiries, follow up enquiries and provide accurate record keeping
Liaise with clients and third parties as instructed by Lawyers
Carry out all necessary conflict, money laundering and ID checks
Undertake a range of admin duties including data entry, completion of forms, managing diaries and travel, expenses, research, drafting of documentation, booking of events, meeting preparation and more
Liaise with other areas of the business such as accounts/marketing teams
Provide Audio typing (Bighand) and copy typing as required

Benefits:

Private health insurance with the opportunity to add dependants
Death in service benefit of x2 annual salary
3% matching pension contributions
25 days' annual leave
Parking

Experience required:

Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Packages
Knowledge of P4W (Partners for Windows) desirable
Good working knowledge of third party applications where appropriate e.g. Land Registry, Bighand, Oyez etc
Motivated attitude demonstrating a "can do" approach, work under pressure and be flexible
Be proactive, take ownership of issues and offer solutions

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