Real Estate - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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**Legal Secretary - Real Estate

Edinburgh
Highly Competitive Salary - Experience Dependant

A fantastic, top 50 established Edinburgh firm, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Legal Secretary to their already impressive team Real Estate Team.

Based in well-equipped Edinburgh offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Real Estate Legal Secretary will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Secretaries, Administrators and Coordinators to deliver a high quality of a full rangeof Legal Secretarial Duties.

Duties and responsibilities of a Legal Secretary in Real Estate:

Prioritising workflow from the team inbox
Internal and external meeting arrangements
Organising meetings, ensuring the correct facilities are booked and liaising with internal / external attendees
Responding and dealing with external or internal telephone calls and queries in a professional manner
Organising travel arrangements
Document formatting/ amendments
Organisation of file management, including closing of files and archiving
Managing and understanding the endtoend billing process
Creating standard bills / disbursements / requesting credit notes
Completing financial reports where required
Managing group and fee earner contacts to ensure they are up to date
Providing administrative support to fee earners
Assisting on adhoc administration

Skills Required:

Extensive relevant experience as a Legal Secretary
Excellent diary management
IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Lync
Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams
Basic understanding of billing
Document management and filing efficiently
Excellent telephone manner
Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions