Commercial Property Legal Secretary - Southampton, United Kingdom - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

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Southampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Commercial Property Legal Secretary, Southampton

This is a superb opportunity to join a high profile firm with a national presence in their Southampton area.

The role could also branch out into a Legal Assistant role as there is the chance to support the team in many ways.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and career by taking on manageable levels of secretarial and support work.

There would not be scope for promotion in the short or medium term as the firm definitely want to bring in someone who can commit to this role for the foreseebale future.

Typical day to day responsibilities include:

Dealing with matter set up and ensuring that risk and compliance procedures are followed.
Producing and amending precedent letters and Housestyle documents.
Ensuring property documents are correctly archived and stored.
Taking responsibility for travel and diary management and ensuring the fee earners have everything required for their meetings.
Responding to queries from clients and stakeholders on behalf of your fee earners ensuring excellent and clear communication at all times.

Ideally you'll have:

A proven track record of providing high quality secretarial support preferably within a legal/professional services environment.
Experience working in Commercial Property or Asset Management (desirable)
Strong Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills.
Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience working within the property sector (desirable).
The ability to deal with highly confidential information with tact and sensitivity.
The desire to work in a collaborative team/environment.

As well as a competitive package you can expect to find a range of perks and benefits associated with working a very professional team.