Commercial Property Legal Secretary

Commercial Property Legal Secretary

25K-26k

Wynyard

Leading North East Law Firm looking to recruit a busy Commercial Property department. You will be working with Partners, Fee Earners and other secretaries in a supportive and friendly busy team environment based in a modern, open plan office.

• Providing full secretarial support to fee earners including preparing correspondence and documents through fast and accurate audio-typing and word processing.
• Providing enhanced support to their fee earner and being confident and willing to use own initiative.
• Preparing transactional documents and amending documents using track changes and preparing clean copy documents from previously track changed documents.
• Opening, maintaining and closing files on the case management system.
• Storing and retrieving client files.
• Dealing with title deeds including requesting title deeds from lenders, scheduling deeds and arranging storage and retrieval of title deeds in accordance with office procedures.
• Filing and preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch.
• Obtaining copy documents and office copy entries from the Land Registry using their online portal.
• Making appointments and arranging meetings; including liaising with reception staff to organise facilities such as rooms and refreshments, and maintaining an up-to-date diary for his/her fee earner(s).
• Attending clients, both in person and on the telephone, and providing such support in a professional and friendly manner in-keeping with the Firm’s standards for client care.
• Ensuring that all telephone calls are answered promptly and messages passed on immediately.
• Contributing as a team member including providing support to other secretaries as required.

Experience working as a Legal Secretary is essential preferably within a Residential or Commercial Property department.