Legal Assistant - Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom - Beeston Shenton Solicitors

Beeston Shenton Solicitors

Verified Company

Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Legal Assistant
Beeston Shenton Solicitors is looking for a full-time Legal Assistant to join our busy property team in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about the legal field, enjoys working as part of a team to assist the department and firm with administrative support.

We are looking for someone who is reliable, punctual, and has a great attitude.

Responsibilities:

Caseload Management under supervision.
To assist the delivery of, and maintain high quality standards within the team, including training other staff where necessary.
Supporting the management of caseloads.
Opening new files for the team in line with the firm policy and procedure.
Confirming client identity, as and when required, in accordance with the firms client care and AML policy and procedure.
Entering files onto the case management system ensuring that due diligence and money laundering checks are completed and recorded as required.
Liaising with the practice manager with regard to queries around identity verification and due diligence, money laundering and/or file risk assessment.
Liaising and communicating with external parties e.g. other solicitors, lenders, agents etc.
Checking titles with the Land Registry and reporting any unusual/adverse matters to their line manager

- dealing with post completion Land Registry and Inland Revenue Land Tax formalities.

Assisting with matters relating to exchange of contracts.
To ensure all files are closed and archived correctly in line with the firms file closing archiving and retention process/policy.
Word processing and digital dictation/typing (if applicable).
Supporting the team to meet their financial targets.
Supporting the team to achieve CQS and high quality conveyancing service delivery.
Assisting with duties relating to compliance e.g. production of client care letters, file audits, management of key dates etc.

Post

Ensuring all correspondences and communications are entered onto the relevant file and to the case management system in a timely manner.
Dealing with outgoing post including locating addresses, contact details etc and liaising with reception for postage/DX etc.

Client Care

Provide a high quality service to clients
Taking calls and messages and dealing with such matters as are reasonably commensurate with the level of the role.
To provide updates and communications to clients in a timely and effective manner.

Administration

Assisting the fee earning function and other teams as necessary.
Assisting firm staff with generic administration functions e.g. photocopying, scanning, faxing, typing etc.
Assisting the firm with all administration functions as and when required.

Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with people of all levels of the organization. This includes phone etiquette.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask in a fastpaced environment.
Ability to work independently with supervision or as a member of a team.

Salary:
From £19,000.00 per year

Benefits: