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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
