Conveyancing Legal Assistant

Job description
A fantastic opportunity to join a leading law firm, providing a full supportive secretarial and typing service for an experienced and highly regarded Residential Conveyancer, for which hands-on legal experience is essential.

Salary: 23k- 25k per annum + excellent company benefits

Duties of Legal Assistant;
• To provide secretarial and administrative support, to include managing and maintaining files from opening to archiving.
• Handling telephone enquiries, making appointments and taking messages
• Producing letters and legal documents, including court forms and statements
• Dealing with clients, supporting with the enquiries
• Vast amounts of emailing
• Client liaison
• Diary management
• Copying, scanning and faxing, including preparation of files and other general administration work
• Occasional reception cover

Skills required of Legal Assistant;
• Strong typing and accurate data entry skills
• Residential Conveyancing experience or exposure within a Conveyancing team is a preference
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Use of a Case Management System
• A good standard of education and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines
• The ability to work on one’s own initiative
• The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a team

The team and company are forward thinking, approachable with a strong reputation for service with a modern approach and a superb environment to work in.

The salary is negotiable and commensurate with your experience.

If this Conveyancing Legal Assistant role sounds of interest, please click the "apply now" button or contact Suzanne Edmonds at Square Peg for further details.