Legal Secretary

Our client based in Chelmsford have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Residential Property Legal Secretary . To join their -busy property -department-you will have experience with either Residential or Commercial Property or both.

As a Residential Conveyancing Legal Secretary you will provide support to one or more Fee Earners.

The Role

• To provide secretarial support to the -property Fee Earner
• 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
• Assist fee earners- -in the maintenance of client accounts
• Provide guidance to junior and temporary secretaries when required

Experience required:

• Recent Residential or Commercial Property -legal secretarial experience essential-
• 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

• Friendly working environment
• Hours Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm

Benefits

• 22 days annual leave plus Public and Bank Holidays, plus paid Christmas closure
• Two wellbeing days
• Your birthday off
• Pension
• Social events throughout the year

-Apply Now.

-If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, -quoting reference JSL2287-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.