Legal Secretary - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD

BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

LEGAL SECRETARY

CONVEYANCING

BOURNEMOUTH

SALARY £22,000 - £26,000

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Legal Secretary to join their Residential Conveyancing Department to be based at their Bournemouth office.

Working directly with a fee earner you will support them in all day to day activities to include typing ofcorrespondence, liaising with clients, other firms and estate agents, scanning of important documents and ensuring that all files are kept in order and compliant with CQS and Lexcel quality standards.

A legal secretary who is pro-active, has excellent client care skills, the ability to work on their own initiative and has the following:

Administrative support to the head of the team
Audio typing
Dealing with incoming post
Providing estimates of costs
Opening files, including inputting client information, property details, other parties, etc.
Preparing client care letters, including link to Thirdfort
Preparing legal documentation such as contract packs, TR1s, SDLT forms and AP1s
Amending legal documents as instructed
Maintaining an effective filing system
Answering telephone calls from estate agents, mortgage lenders, solicitors and clients
Submitting searches
Attending clients for the signature of documents

Requirements:

Outstanding time management
Excellent typing skills (minimum of 70 wpm)
Knowledge of legal terminology
Experience with Microsoft Office and an ability to work with legal technology, transcription software, etc.
Proficiency in English
Capacity to communicate with a diverse range of people
A spirit of cooperation and a positive " cando " attitude
A willingness to serve client needs with discretion and respect for client confidentiality
Professional telephone manner and the ability to take messages effectively
Commitment to the success of the firm.