Are you an experienced administrator in Taunton seeking a permanent opportunity to enter the legal field of conveyancing? Then Avocet Commercial Careers would love to hear from you.
Whether you have administrative experience in a legal or property environment, or have gained experience in a different sector altogether, we would be keen to hear from you if you are a naturally organised assistant or administrator with great attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills!
Legal Assistant Responsibilities:
- Work closely with our Conveyancers to manage client queries, draft relevant documents, and ensure compliance to enable smooth housing transactions
- Act as the first point of contact for inquiries, providing excellent customer service to new and repeat clients
- Perform initial matter set-up procedures, including producing confirmation of instruction letters, updating central records, and entering entities and capacities on new client/matter files
- Provide an efficient and effective service to the Conveyancers
- Ensure all appropriate quality service and compliance requirements are met
- Collate and complete due diligence to comply with Anti Money Laundering Regulations where required
- Manage routine client telephone inquiries, ensuring all required information and details are obtained to comply with file opening requirements
Legal Assistant Requirements:
- Prior experience working within an administrative function (experience with property transactions would be ideal but is not essential)
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Commitment to working within a quality standard environment
- Strong IT skills with the ability to become familiar with new systems quickly
- Excellent team working desire and ability
- Availability to work on a daily basis in the Taunton office.
Benefits:
- 28 days of annual leave, plus a day off for your birthday
- Flexible benefits portal to configure your total reward package
- Opportunity for professional growth
- Plus much more
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please contact Dani at Avocet Commercial Careers for further information.