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Legal Secretary

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd
Posted 7 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Croydon, Surrey CR0 5RD

Salary

£20,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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.

Sonic Summary

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  • Salary: Competitive
  • Experience required: Recent Residential or Commercial Property legal secretarial experience essential
  • Fast and accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation
  • Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
  • Able to prioritise and multitask

Residential Property Legal Secretary

Our client based in Croydon have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Residential Property Legal Secretary . To join their busy property department you will have experience with either Residential or Commercial Property or both.

The Role

  • 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

Experience required:

  • Recent Residential or Commercial Property legal secretarial experience essential
  • 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

Apply Now.

If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2287 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion .

For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.

All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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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.