Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing

Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing

Location:

Basingstoke

Salary: £26,000

My client, a highly regarded legal firm, are recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join their Residential Conveyancing team in Basingstoke.

Main duties will include:

• Typing correspondence required on a daily basis
• Opening files, giving quotes and typing quote letters
• Initial letters to all parties
• Taking telephone calls, liaising with Clients, Agents, other Solicitors, Brokers and other third parties
• Some exchanges and exchange letters
• Post exchange searches, drafting transfers and requisitions
• Accounts slips and accounts work on closing old files
• Completion slips and letters
• Post completion work, registrations, stamping and scheduling
• Diarising appointments and chase dates
• Booking rooms for appointments
• Attending Clients visiting the office
• Photocopying and filing documents as required
• Preparation of Legal and other forms as required
• Assisting in preparation of Bills for Clients as required
• Ensuring appropriate accounts slips are prepared for Client receipts and payments
• Managing email correspondence

Candidate requirements:

• Accurate, competent typist with experience of residential conveyancing
• Aptitude to learn new systems
• Ability to learn Legal Office case management system
• Organised and professional in approach with ability to handle pressurised situations
• Ability to prioritise workload to ensure deadlines are achieved
• Comfortable working with figures
• Ability to use all Microsoft applications, especially Word, Excel and Outlook

Working hours are 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 5.00pm on Friday with one hour for lunch.