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Legal Secretary / Assistant - Residential Conveyancing

360 Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Witney, Oxfordshire OX281AJ, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The law firm in Witney is seeking a Legal Secretary / Assistant to join their Residential Property / Conveyancing team.
  • The role requires previous experience in a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant position, particularly in property or conveyancing.
  • Key responsibilities include administrative support, audio typing, document production, and client communication.
  • Candidates should possess strong organizational skills, IT competency, and a good telephone manner.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and applicants should have relevant experience in the field.

Legal Secretary / Assistant - Residential Conveyancing

Location: Witney

My client, a highly-regarded law firm, are looking for a Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant to join their busy Residential Property / Conveyancing team in Witney.

Key Responsibilities

  • Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving, retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with post
  • Audio typing standard and non-standard letters
  • Producing correspondence, enclosures, forms, and documents
  • Arranging the scanning and photocopying of paperwork
  • Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
  • Arranging meetings and other appointments, and liaising with estate agents and solicitors
  • Gathering information and updating the case management system
  • Carrying out other duties and responsibilities as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

  • Previous experience within a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role for a property / conveyancing team
  • Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise and work under pressure
  • Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook, and experience on case management systems
  • Excellent keyboard and word processing skills
  • Possess high levels of speed and accuracy
  • Have a good telephone manner and be comfortable speaking with clients on the telephone.
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of client relationship management
  • A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and third parties
  • Good attention to detail

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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.