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Residential Conveyancing Legal Assistant

Ashville Knight
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1XP, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A well-established law firm in Haywards Heath is seeking a Legal Assistant for their Residential Conveyancing department.
  • The role involves providing secretarial and administrative support to Fee Earners, including drafting legal documents and managing client files.
  • Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience as a Legal Secretary or Assistant, particularly in property law.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £25,000 to £30,000, depending on experience, with additional benefits including 21 days of holiday and a pension scheme.
  • The position is full-time, requiring in-office work from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5:30 pm.

Well established and reputable law firm in Haywards Heath are seeking a Legal Assistant to work within their busy Residential Conveyancing department.

This role will be to assist the busy Fee Earner’s in their day to day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative service.

Duties include:

  • Providing full secretarial support in preparing and drafting legal documents, including contracts, completion statements, and property searches.
  • Handle incoming phone calls and emails promptly and professionally.
  • Maintenance of comprehensive and accurate client admin files.
  • Assistance in general team administration including meeting and greeting clients, taking calls and directing accordingly and arranging meeting room bookings.
  • Managing Fee Earners diaries, scheduling appointments and meetings.
  • Managing post completions procedures including SDLT returns and title registrations.

Desired skills and experience:

  • Legal Secretary/Assistant experience with at least 2 years of solid property expertise.
  • Strong and efficient secretarial and admin skills.
  • High level of attention to detail.
  • Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems.
  • Experience of using case management system.

What they offer:

  • Full time in the office – Monday – Friday 9am – 5:30pm.
  • Salary depending on experience - £25,000 - £30,000.
  • 21 Days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Company Pension Scheme.

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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.