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Legal Secretary

Maxim Recruitment Solutions
Posted 25 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Coventry, West Midlands CV6 3GN

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, an innovative law firm, is seeking a support assistant for their Residential Conveyancing team in Coventry.
  • The role requires providing secretarial and administrative support, with a preference for candidates having Residential Conveyancing experience or strong legal secretarial skills from other law sectors.
  • Key duties include managing documentation, conducting Land searches, addressing post-completion issues, and maintaining lawyer diaries.
  • Candidates should possess excellent administrative skills and proficiency in computer usage, particularly with case management systems.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £24,000 to £27,000, and applicants should ideally have previous experience in a property-based role.

Our client is a forward-thinking, innovative and friendly law firm. Their Residential Conveyancing team is currently seeking an enthusiastic support assistant to join their Coventry office. The role involves providing secretarial and administrative support to the team.

Previous Residential Conveyancing experience would be ideal, but we will consider a strong Legal Secretary from other sectors of law.

Duties:

  • Assist the Conveyancing team in ensuring smooth progress of work and excellent client service.
  • Handle general typing, digital dictation, document inputting, and correspondence as directed by lawyers.
  • Utilise the firm's Case Management system to prepare relevant documents, deeds, and conduct Land searches.
  • Address post-completion issues, such as contacting the Land Registry
  • Submit registrations within the priority period and handle Land Registry requisitions and post-completion queries.
  • Assist lawyers, pass files for scheduling
  • Assist with compliance-related client letters, filing, archiving, and retrieval of client files.
  • Manage appointments, new clients, and maintain lawyer diaries.
  • Handle postage and other administrative tasks required for the Conveyancing team's work.
  • Ensure confidentiality and security of firm and client documentation/information.

Skills And Qualifications:

  • Proficiency in computer usage, including familiarity with our case management system.
  • Excellent admin skills and experience with digital dictation systems.
  • Preferably, experience in a property-based role.

The salary for this role is dependent on experience however we believe this to be in the region of £24,000 - £27,000. There is also a very lucrative benefits package available with the role.

If you have the right experience and you like the sound of this fantastic job then please apply without delay!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.