Legal Secretary
- Recruiter
- McKinlay Law
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £30,000 + bonus
- Posted
- 14 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 11 Aug 2017
- Ref
- RPLS30
- Job Title
- Legal Secretary
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Title: Residential Property Legal Secretary
Salary: £30,000 + bonus
Location: Mayfair, London
Mayfair based property solicitors, who handle the very highest end of the residential property purchase and development market, are looking for a legal secretary to take on a varied role. They handle a mixture of property work including commercial property, conveyancing and landlord and tenant as well as dealing with HNW private clients and sports law. The role will be to assist a Partner in residential property and they need a legal secretary with an understanding of procedures and be willing to be trained up in and take on some paralegal duties including handling searches etc.
Responsibilities:
- Audio and copy-typing and amending of associated correspondence, notes, completion statements, agreements and other documents.
- Preparing engagement letters, money laundering documentation and opening files.
- Drafting bills and billing letters and liaising with the Accounts department with regard to the preparation and submission of bills and collection of monies.
- Completing legal forms on fee earners’ instructions.
- Maintaining fee earners' diaries and arranging meetings.
- Reminding fee earners of meetings, staff absences and other diary entries.
- Making travel arrangements for fee-earners.
It is essential that you have at least one years’ experience as a legal secretary in residential property and be ambitious to take on more responsibility including liaising with their HNW client base and paralegal duties. This is an ideal opportunity to build on your current experience and develop your career with a leading Mayfair firm. Genuinely lovely firm with high profile clients and an interesting mix of work.
**McKinlay Law is widely regarded as a leader in legal secretarial recruitment. Since 1994 we have provided a bespoke consultancy service to the legal profession. If you are a legal secretary / legal PA and have relevant experience for the role above, please do make an application.**