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Administrator

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted a day ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Taunton, Somerset TA4 1BY, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A successful law firm in Taunton is seeking a Legal Administrator for a full-time, 12-month contract.
  • The position requires prior administrative experience, preferably in a legal or property setting, but other backgrounds will be considered.
  • The role offers a salary of £22,620 and involves working 36.25 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
  • Key responsibilities include managing client queries, drafting documents, and ensuring compliance in housing transactions.
  • Candidates must be organized, detail-oriented, and available to work on-site in Taunton for the duration of the contract.

Your new companyWorking with an extremely successful law firm in Taunton. This role is full time Monday - Friday 36.25 hours per week for a 12 month contract.Salary is £22620.Whether you currently work as an administrator in a legal or property setting, or have administrative experience from a different sector, we would love to hear from you. If you are naturally organised and possess excellent attention to detail, this could be the perfect role for you! Your new roleWe have a fixed term opportunity for a Legal Administrator in Taunton to join our Conveyancing team (New Homes). As a Legal Administrator you will work closely with our Conveyancers to manage any queries from our clients, draft the relevant documents, and ensure compliance to enable housing transactions goes through smoothly.This is a great opportunity to develop and learn new skills in an interesting and challenging sector.Full training will be provided for the following if required:

  • Act as first point of contact for enquiries, providing excellent customer service to new and repeat clients
  • Initial matter set up procedures, to include production of confirmation of instruction letters, updating central records and the entering of entities and capacities on each new file
  • Provide an efficient and effective service to the Conveyancers
  • Ensure all appropriate quality service and compliance for all matters are met
  • Collate and complete due diligence to comply with Anti Money Laundering Regulations where required
  • Manage routine client telephone enquiries, to ensure all required information and details are obtained to comply with file opening requirements

What you'll need to succeed

  • Prior experience working within an administrative function (experience of property transactions would be ideal but is not essential)
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks at once
  • Commitment to working within a quality standard environment
  • Strong IT skills with the ability to become familiar with new systems quickly
  • Excellent team working desire and ability
  • Availability to work on a daily basis in our Taunton office (this is an office based role)
  • Available for a fixed term of 12 months

What you'll get in return12 month contractPension contributionHoliday allowanceWhat you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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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.