Legal Secretary

Posted 16 hours ago, valid for 17 days

Whitstable, Kent CT5 3FS, England

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

A leading firm of solicitors based in Kent and Medway is seeking a full-time permanent Legal Secretary for their Commercial Real Estate team.
The role involves supporting up to three fee earners with duties such as scanning documents, audio typing, and maintaining an online filing system.
Candidates must have legal secretarial experience and commercial property conveyancing experience, along with a typing speed of 70+ words per minute.
The salary for this position ranges from £26,000 to £27,000 per annum, and applicants should possess relevant skills and experience.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.

About the Company - Leading firm of solicitors based in Kent and Medway with offices located in Canterbury, Chatham and Whitstable are seeking a full-time permanent Legal Secretary to provide an efficient and effective service within the Commercial Real Estate team, supporting up to three fee earners, dealing with commercial property.

About the Role - Key Duties:

Scanning of incoming post and emails
Audio typing of correspondence, documents and forms
Maintaining an effective on-line filing system
Handling incoming telephone calls in an efficient and courteous manner, dealing with queries where possible and passing on in a timely manner

Required Skills

Legal secretarial experience essential
Commercial property conveyancing experience essential
Typing speed of 70+ words per minute
A friendly but efficient telephone manner
Excellent customer service skills
Knowledge and use of Oyez, Infotrack (or equivalent), Land Registry Portal, Companies House and SDLT returns and submissions.
Previous experience of working within a paperless or paper lite environment

Preferred Skills

Technical Knowledge: Microsoft Suite of packages

Pay range and compensation package - £26,-27,000 per annum

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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