Legal PA

East Reading

Legal Secretary - Conveyancing

Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary with property experience to support their busy team. They are looking for applications from experienced Legal Secretaries who have worked in residential conveyancing.

You will carry out all secretarial tasks and help where necessary with all administrative requirements. You will be required to take calls and to provide transaction updates to clients and estate agents.

In this role you will be supporting the partner, and your tasks will be as below:

• Preparing various legal documents and using digital dictation

• Making online searches and Land Registry applications and SDLT returns

• Using the case management system

• Opening and managing paper and electronic files

• Liaising with clients, solicitors, estate agents, lenders and other organisations

• Managing diaries and meetings for the partner and wider team

• Manage expense reports accurately for budget control purposes

• Processed mail, email and phone enquiries, minimising correspondence backlogs

• Producing monthly billing and WIP reports

• Creating and maintaining deeds packets for the department

• Travel arrangements

• Arranging marketing and entertainment events for the office

The person:

• Over 2 years experience as a property legal assistant / para legal / legal executive and you will have worked in the property department of a firm of solicitors
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good attention to detail with good keyboard and word processing skills
• Good numeracy skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Positive, proactive, friendly, organised, be a good team player
• Ability to to work to deadlines and be a quicker learner

Benefits:

• Health Cash Plan

• Annual leave of 31 - 36 days including bank holidays (and Bank Holiday switch scheme)

• Contributory Pension

• Discretionary Bonus

• Annual paid sick allowance

• Flexitime and/or nonstandard hours (depending on the role)

• Support for professional training

• Free conveyancing for staff home moves

• Staff voucher scheme worth £45 a month or gym membership paid

• Annual Staff Summer & Christmas Parties paid for by the firm

• Annual day off for charity work

• Free parking & Free flu jab

• Mental Health First Aiders and 6 hours of 'wellbeing time' outside of the office