Real Estate Junior Secretary - 6 Month FTC

6 month fixed term contract, looking for someone with previous law firm experience, must have experience in Real Estate.

Responsibilities/Duties –

- Typing and amending letters, faxes, leases and documents as required

- Preparing and sending e-mails to include attaching documents, printing and filing of incoming emails, attachments and confirmations

- Creating transactional documents using Contract Express

- Photocopying, scanning and faxing as required

- Uploading documents to both data sites and to comparison software e.g. Kira and Ravn - Opening and closing of files as required

- Organising existing files and filing of documents

- Dealing with pre-and post completion requirements with minimal guidance 

- Pre-completion: sending appropriate documents to clients for signature: applying for OS1 searches: preparing CHAPs and BACs requests.

- Using Searchflow and Land Registry Direct to carry out all relevant property searches

- Co-ordinating and managing the fee earners’ diary and appointments

- Maintaining client contact details on CRM database

- Liaising with clients in a timely, professional and courteous manner

- Arranging couriers – UK and overseas

- Completing and submitting expense forms

- Preparation of monthly bills

- Preparing financial statements and reconciling ledgers

- Preparing and amending excel spreadsheets

- Checking AIM for monies on account and checking to see whether bills have been paid

- Setting up files for completion and maintaining a completion diary

- Taking responsibility for post completion work and closing files

- Post completion: preparing AP1 registration documents and dealing with requisitions

- Preparation and online submission of Stamp Duty Land Tax return.

- Photocopying, faxing and filing

- Co-ordinating and managing multiple diaries and appointments

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