Job Description
Residential Property Legal Secretary
Our client a leading multi office law firm based in Chelmsford ,Offering a full range of legal advice to business and individual clients, have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Residential Property Legal Secretary . To join their busy property department based in Chelmsford.
Our client’s conveyancing department deals with all aspects of, residential conveyancing including sales and purchase transactions, remortgage, equity transfer and large volumes of freehold and leasehold property work across East Anglia and London.
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
• Using case management system
• 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
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
• Competitive salary
• Hours Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm
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