Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing

I am currently seeking a full time Legal Secretary to join a busy Residential Conveyancing team. The successful candidate will be working as part of a small team of three solicitors.

Main responsibilities:

• Providing secretarial support to solicitors in the Conveyancing team
• Liaising with clients, estate agents and solicitors as necessary
• Audio/copy typing of letters and attendance notes
• Producing and amending documentation
• Dealing with file opening, closing, and retrieval procedures
• Electronic and manual filing of documents
• Preparing contracts and sending out papers
• Obtaining searches
• Preparing and submitting SDLT, AP1 and FR1 applications to the Land Registry online portal
• Ensuring applications are submitted within the OS1 priority period and requisitions replied to before the cancellation date
• Dealing with post completion matters

Skills/Knowledge Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Conveyancing Legal Secretary within a law firm
• Excellent administrative, communication, organisational and digital dictation skills
• IT literate, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience in the use of the Land Registry Portal
• Knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering identification checks
• Experience in using a case management system
• Good level of numeracy, including an understanding of accounts ledger and preparation of completion statements
• Attention to detail

Please apply today, excellent benefits within a friendly and supportive team.