Legal Assistant - Conveyancing
Posted 8 hours 43 minutes ago by 360 Recruitment
Legal Assistant - Conveyancing
Location: Thatcham
Salary: Competitive
Hours: 9.00am - 5.30pm
My client is a forward thinking, innovative and friendly law firm which has grown substantially in recent years and has offices throughout the region.?
They have an exciting new opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join their busy Conveyancing Team in the Thatcham office. This is a fantastic role for someone with strong organisational skills who enjoys working in a client-focused environment.
You will be supporting our lawyers with a wide range of conveyancing work including sales and purchases, re-mortgaging, while also providing general administrative support to the team.
Duties will include:
- Setting up new files accurately on instructions from lawyers
- Preparing sales packs, liaising with agents and dealing with enquiries
- Attending client meetings and providing day-to-day client liaison updating them on the progress of their work
- Preparing first draft contract papers, property search reports
- Preparing correspondence to clients, banks and other solicitors
- Maintaining accurate client files within the document management system
- Diary management and wider team administration support
Skills and experience required:
- Previous experience working as Conveyancing Assistant, Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary in Conveyancing
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Strong organisational skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Proven team player with demonstrable ability to build effective and trusting relationships with clients and colleagues?
Benefits include:
Flexible Leave (Holiday) Policy, pension, life assurance, medical health cash plan & discount portal with Virtual GP & wellbeing tools & advice.