Legal Secretary

Crone Corkill

Posted 21 hours ago, valid for 19 days

London, Greater London SW18 4DJ, England

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for a Legal Secretary at a well-established boutique law firm located in Mayfair, offering a salary range of £45,000 to £55,000.
Candidates must have at least 5 years of property experience and a solid understanding of KYC/AML compliance requirements.
The role involves handling high-value property transactions, including file opening, AML searches, and liaising with the land registry.
Key responsibilities include drafting documents, managing the document system, and maintaining direct client contact when necessary.
The firm promotes a collaborative and supportive work environment, seeking a forward-thinking individual to join their team.

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Our client is a well-established boutique law firm, based in Mayfair. They have developed a very strong high net worth client base, with a large focus on residential property and a core client following comprising of overseas investors, wealthy UK based property owners, offshore registered companies and property developers/traders.

Our client is seeking a legal secretary with at least 5 years' property experience coupled with a working knowledge of KYC/AML compliance requirements and procedures. You will be handling very high value purchases/sales and a good level of working know-how and knowledge of a property transaction is essential.

Key duties would include:

File/matter opening (including drafting the requisite AML forms)
Undertaking AML searches
Dealing with the firm's onboarding process
Carrying out searches
Liaising with the land registry
Audio typing
Independently drafting basic emails, letters and boiler-plate documents
Undertaking typical pre and post completion tasks to include SDLT returns, Land Registry applications, dealing with notices of assignment/charge
Keeping document management system up to date
Answering telephone
Having direct client/introducer contact from time to time

They have a very collaborative, supportive and team-working environment and are seeking a forward thinking legal secretary to join them!

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