Legal Secretaries - Private Client, Family Law & Conveyancing
- Recruiter
- Clayton Recruitment Limited
- Location
- England, Kent, Gravesend
- Salary
- £16000 - £20000 per annum
- Posted
- 28 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 25 Aug 2017
- Ref
- CMS028808'2002
- Contact
- Rashila Pindoria
- Job Title
- Legal Secretary
- Practice Area
- Family / Matrimonial, Private Client, Residential Property / Conveyancing
- PQE Level
- 2-4
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal Secretaries - Private Client, Family Law & Conveyancing x2
Gravesend, Kent
A busy, growing Law practice in Kent are seeking experienced Legal Secretaries with Private Client, Family Law or Conveyancing background to join their busy departments in Gravesend.
The secretarial role will involve providing full secretarial support to a team of lawyers, diary management, booking appointments, liaising with clients personally and handling all general telephone queries and/or requests. In addition, you will be completing all typing/correspondence and document work, preparing all legal forms & bundles where required, audio dictation, filing, scanning, photocopying and e-filing.
All positions are very interesting and varied covering a diverse caseload therefore experience and knowledge in the following matters would be advantageous:
Private Client - Preparing estate accounts, Typing wills, Typing LPAs, Typing Codicils, Probate knowledge and IHT forms
Family Law - both private and Legal Aid work including Matrimonial, Divorce, Adoption, Child Care issues / proceedings, Children's disputes, Domestic violence and Family Financial Property Arrangements
Conveyancing - liaising with third parties - estate agents, submitting documents to the Land Registry, processing cases as requested by the fee earners, producing completion statements and drawing up bills.
Successful applicants will have previous experience within a legal environment and be enthusiastic and organised. Knowledge of digital dictation, Land Registry Portal, BigHand, Oyez Forms, Excel and Partner 4 Windows would be advantageous. You will be contributing in a busy role therefore individuals must be able to prioritise work, use their initiative and meet deadlines, coupled with an excellent client manner, smart appearance and good technical competence.
Salary will range from £16,000 - £20,000 per annum (doe)
Full time positions from 9am - 5:30pm, Monday-Friday
20 holidays, healthcare, pension scheme, discount on legal services for family members, no sickness bonus scheme and plenty of social events
If you are interested, please send your CV
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