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Team Secretary

Owen Reed
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Sheffield, South Yorkshire S5 8DP

Salary

ÂŁ24,000 - ÂŁ28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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.

Sonic Summary

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  • The Sheffield office is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to support the Real Estate Transactions team.
  • Candidates should have prior real estate experience within a law firm and demonstrate strong IT literacy and attention to detail.
  • The role involves preparing legal documents, managing diaries and emails, and assisting with reporting and travel arrangements.
  • A competitive salary is offered, along with a generous bonus scheme and up to 25 days of holiday, increasing with service.
  • Applicants should have at least 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
About the Team Secretary - Real Estate Transactions Role

We have an opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to join our Sheffield office, providing a high-quality and efficient secretarial service to fee-earners and trainee solicitors in a busy Real Estate Transactions team. Reporting directly to the Secretarial Services Manager, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Preparation of hard and soft copy engrossments and other legal documents• Copy-typing and digital dictation as required• Amending and formatting documents• PDF conversions• Assisting with weekly/monthly reporting• Proof reading and quality checking of documents and correspondence• Working within Excel documents• Diary and email management for the fee-earners within your team• Travel arrangements and handling telephone enquiries as and when required• Processing fee-earner expenses • Managing workflow to the Document & Design Centre, Print Room etc as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales• Liaison with Finance and other business support teams• Assisting across other teams when necessary

Qualifications for Team Secretary - Real Estate Transactions

You will need to be adaptable to change whilst maintaining a professional approach, demonstrating high levels of client care, organisational and time management skills. You will have gained real estate experience within a law firm demonstrating a proactive and enthusiastic approach with high levels of IT literacy, superb attention to detail and the ability to learn new systems quickly.

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)• Generous bonus scheme• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)• Holiday exchange scheme• Private medical insurance• Enhanced parental leave• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

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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.