Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing

Our client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced full-time Legal Secretary to join their residential conveyancing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you will play a key role in providing full secretarial and administrative support to fee earners, assisting with various aspects of their caseload, and undertaking a wide variety of tasks throughout the conveyancing process to ensure matters progress efficiently from instruction through to completion.

You will play a key role in supporting the team with a range of secretarial and administrative duties including;

• Providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to solicitors in the Residential Conveyancing department.
• Preparing, formatting, and amending legal documents related to exchanges, and completion, providing post completion support, as well as working on our case management software and using the Land Registry Portals.
• Managing correspondence, telephone calls, and diary appointments.
• Liaising with clients and third parties in a professional and confidential manner.
• Assisting with file management, billing, and compliance processes.

Requirements

• Previous secretarial experience, preferably within Legal Service and ideally within Residential Conveyancing is desirable, but not essential.
• Strong typing (minimum 50wpm) and document production skills with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A friendly, professional manner and a genuine commitment to client care.
• Personal pride in the quality of their work which should be to a high standard and delivered within the required time frames

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.