Top 200 Law Firm have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable individual to join their Commercial Property department in a Legal Assistant role. You will be providing administrative and secretarial support to the team on various day to day tasks, with the prospect to progress your skills and career and run with as much responsibility as you want to take on.
Core Duties will include:
- To administer files to include opening, closing, storage and retrieval in accordance with the firm’s management procedures
- Print out and prepare pre completion bundles for client completion.
- Assist with the preparation and collation of contract packs.
- Filing and submitting stamp duty land tax returns, drafting and submitting Land Registry and Companies House applications.
- Transcription, dealing with post completion matters and general support.
- Handling exchange, pre and post completion documentation, paperwork and registrations
- Drafting of letters, documents, and forms, to be checked by Lawyer/s
- Printing of contracts and letters pertaining to the sale or purchase of a property
- Scanning of signed contracts and other documents
- Ensure that letters, telephone notes and file notes are accurately presented and formatted in a professional style and in line with company procedures
- To prepare correspondence, documents and enclosures for despatch using digital dictation and the practice management system as applicable, at all time adhering to the laid down policies and procedures
- To assist clients with updates/progress on their cases
- Produce and mail out client invoices
- Assist Fee Earners in the billing and credit control process by liaising with the Fee Earner and accounts and to produce standard financial/time reports and invoices through the system
Ideal Candidates must have some previous experience.
PLEASE CONTACT SHARON DEACON