Legal Secretary - Commercial Property
Description✓My client, a highly regarded law firm, is currently seeking a Legal Assistant to join their Commercial Property team in Skipton
✓This is a busy and varied role where you will provide secretarial and administrative assistance in the Commercial Property department
✓The successful applicant will have experience of working in a similar role.
✓Duties will include:
✓Assistance in the processing of matters in a timely and accurate manner
✓Effective and accurate case management, using Proclaim, and in line with company standards and legal requirements
✓Preparation, organisation and archiving of legal files and supporting documentation
✓Digital dictation and diary management
✓Handling of client and 3rd party telephone calls, enquiries and requests, ensuring that all are dealt with efficiently and politely and in line with our Client Charter
✓Ownership of incoming e-mails, post, photocopying and other administrative duties as required
✓Ordering of property searches and carrying out of necessary client ID checks
✓Land registry management – obtaining title documentation and registering of completed properties and ongoing follow up
✓Preparation of client bills, completion statements and reading account ledgers and arranging bank payments to clients and third parties.
✓Preparing and overseeing exchanges and completions, under the supervision of the Head of Department Show more →
✓This is a busy and varied role where you will provide secretarial and administrative assistance in the Commercial Property department
✓The successful applicant will have experience of working in a similar role.
✓Duties will include:
✓Assistance in the processing of matters in a timely and accurate manner
✓Effective and accurate case management, using Proclaim, and in line with company standards and legal requirements
✓Preparation, organisation and archiving of legal files and supporting documentation
✓Digital dictation and diary management
✓Handling of client and 3rd party telephone calls, enquiries and requests, ensuring that all are dealt with efficiently and politely and in line with our Client Charter
✓Ownership of incoming e-mails, post, photocopying and other administrative duties as required
✓Ordering of property searches and carrying out of necessary client ID checks
✓Land registry management – obtaining title documentation and registering of completed properties and ongoing follow up
✓Preparation of client bills, completion statements and reading account ledgers and arranging bank payments to clients and third parties.
✓Preparing and overseeing exchanges and completions, under the supervision of the Head of Department Show more →