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Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary

Our client a well-established multi- office firm of solicitors ,are recruiting for an experienced Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary to join their Residential Property department based in Manningtree.

As a Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary you will provide secretarial support to one Solicitor.

The Role

* To provide secretarial support to the Residential Property Solicitor

* Screening incoming calls

* Dealing with new business opportunities so that these are processed efficiently helping to ensure the continued success of the property department

* Audio typing using digital dictation

* Diary management , booking rooms and arranging meetings

* Liaise with clients, solicitors, Estate agents and mortgage lenders

* Providing quotations , sending out client care letters

* Deal with client queries, and take instruction from clients

* Amend and reformat documents

* Apply for searches using on line services including land registry

* Using HRMC website to complete stamp duty land tax forms

* Deal with post completion matters

* Maintain client files, opening and closing of files

* Maintain the filing system

* Assist fee earners in the maintenance of client accounts

* Cover reception as and when required

Experience required:

* At least 1 years recent residential property legal secretarial experience desirable

* Fast and accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation

* Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel

* Able to prioritise and multitask

* Excellent telephone manor

* Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office

* Hours Monday to Thursday 9am – 5.15pm with 1 hour lunch break , Friday 9am – 5.00pm with 1hour 15 minutes lunch break

Apply Now

Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2353 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion.

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All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion