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Real Estate Legal Assistant

Ashville Knight
Posted 17 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RS, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A well-established law firm in Kent is seeking a Legal Assistant for their Commercial Real Estate Department.
  • The role requires a minimum of legal secretary or assistant experience, ideally within the Property Department, or a Law Graduate seeking career progression.
  • Key duties include providing secretarial support, assisting with commercial property transactions, and managing client communications.
  • The position offers a salary depending on experience, along with benefits such as 27 days of leave plus bank holidays and a pension scheme.
  • Hybrid working is available, allowing up to 2 days from home, with a standard work schedule of Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm.

A highly regarded and well-established law firm with offices across Kent are seeking a Legal Assistant to work within their Commercial Real Estate Department.

This role will be working alongside Legal Secretaries, Paralegals and Trainee Solicitors to assist Lawyers with a busy and mixed property caseloads in their day-to-day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative service.

Duties will include:

  • Providing full secretarial/ Assistant support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to property transactions with PA duties including diary management.
  • Assist solicitors with all aspects of commercial property transactions, including drafting correspondence, preparing legal documents, and managing client communications.
  • Handle incoming calls, emails, and inquiries in a professional and efficient manner, redirecting as necessary and ensuring timely responses.
  • Provide general administrative support to the commercial property department, such as photocopying, scanning, and filing documents.
  • Undertaking online Land Registry searches and responding to enquiries on behalf of lawyers.
  • Managing post completions procedures including SDLT returns and title registrations.

Desired skills and experience:

  • Legal Secretary/Assistant experience is needed and ideally within the Property Department. However, this role would also suit a Law Graduate looking for career progression.
  • Strong and efficient secretarial and admin skills.
  • Experience of using case management systems.

What they offer:

  • Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pm.
  • Hybrid Working is available up to 2 days from home.
  • Ideally looking for candidates within a 30 minute commute to there Tunbridge Wells office.
  • 27 days plus bank holidays.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Salary depending on experience.

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