Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary

Reed

Posted 17 days ago, valid for 7 days

Harrow, Greater London HA1 2XH, England

£30,000 - £35,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Legal Assistant/Secretary position requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a legal environment.
The role involves tasks such as preparing and submitting applications to the Land Registry and SDLT forms, as well as managing completion statements.
Candidates must demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and a professional demeanor while assisting fee earners and managing correspondence.
The salary for this full-time, permanent position ranges from £30,000 to £35,000 per year, with additional benefits including a bonus scheme and company pension.
The working hours are Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5:30pm, and the role does not allow for remote work.

Legal Assistant/Secretary Job Description

Subject to relevant qualification, experience and supervision, your work will include the following:

Able to prepare and submit applications to the Land Registry by way of the Land Registry portal without supervision.

Able to prepare and submit SDLT forms to HM Revenue & Customs electronically and have a working knowledge of the most common SDLT reliefs that can be claimed.

Able to prepare completion statements

Able to deal with completions and post-completion matters un-supervised

Able to submit applications to register Legal Charges etc online to Companies House

You will be required to undertake general file management (including filing, file opening and archiving (including ensuring zero balances on files), correspondence, fulfilling AML requirements.

Taking and making telephone calls.

Able to undertake a full range of typing and administration tasks including producing/sending letters and emails and amending complex documents drafted by their allocated fee earner, preparing bills and completion statement.

Under supervision and direction, you will assist the team to which you are assigned at any time in acting for clients of the firm. The department/team to which you are assigned may vary from time to time.

You will be working with the team, and therefore the number of people you assist may vary from time to time.

You will report to the Head of the Department to which you are assigned (unless otherwise indicated) but may be required to carry out work for any members of the team. You may be required to work with other assistants or secretaries within the Firm.

Depending on the needs of the business and your skill set, you may be required to work for more than one team at a time.

You must have the ability and flexibility to work as a member of a team and to work constructively with our technology.

Key requirements

Candidates should be able to make telephone calls and deal with enquiries
Meticulous and thorough in their approach with an attention to detail
Act in a professional and conscientious manner

Show a friendly and “can do” attitude

Think on their feet and be proactive
Ability and flexibility to work as a member of a team
Should have experience of working for fee earners who act for lenders

Job Type: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme

Benefits:

Company pension
On-site parking
Sick pay

Schedule:

9am – 5.30pm
Monday to Friday

Experience:

Relevant : 5 years (Required)

Work remotely:

No

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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.