Are you a driven Commercial Property Legal Assistant with a minimum of 1 years' experience in the legal sector, looking for a new challenge with a prestigious Legal 500 firm?
This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your outstanding administrative and organisational skills within a respected firm where your contributions will be valued. A solid understanding of the conveyancing process is essential, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks and excel in a fast-paced environment.
The Firm:
Our esteemed Legal 500 client is a full-service practice with a nationwide presence recognised for providing high quality legal advice to private and commercial clients. With client care at their core, the Firm comprises specialists with diverse expertise, drawn from top-tier UK firms, ensuring clients receive the highest quality advice. Understanding the intricacies of business, with many team members boasting hands-on experience in multi-million-pound companies, providing invaluable foresight and risk management skills.
What will be expected from you?
- Handling enquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents, whether in person, by phone, or via email.
- Creating detailed attendance notes for all forms of communication.
- Opening and closing files, conducting AML checks, maintaining file updates with correspondence (both electronic and paper), and ensuring adherence to SRA regulations, Lexcel, and firm policies.
- Providing administrative support, including photocopying, scanning, and related tasks.
- Typing audio recordings.
- Managing filing and general administrative duties.
- Preparing client quotes and drafting completion statements.
- Assisting the Fee Earner in preparing the report on title, mortgage report, and search report for clients.
- Raising inquiries and responding to requisitions.
- Performing online searches.
- Using the Land Registry portal for submitting registrations, responding to requisitions, and ordering official copies.
- Calculating and submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax applications.
- Drafting forms such as AP1s and TP1s.
- Preparing and submitting bills, receipts, and payments to the finance team on behalf of fee earners.
Is this the position for you?
- A solid understanding of the daily functions of a legal office
- Strong computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Familiarity with case management software
- Proficiency in English language
- Keen attention to detail
In return for your hard work and dedication the Firm offer a competitive benefits package to include, target related bonuses, training and development opportunities along with many other impressive incentives!
Vacancy Reference number: 36797
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