Commercial Property Legal Secretary

Expiring today

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary
£19000 - £23000 per annum
Posted
30 Aug 2023
Closes
21 Sep 2023
Ref
1436810-2-DK-35-SP
Contact
Dua Khan
Job Title
Legal Secretary
Practice Area
Commercial Property
PQE Level
NQ
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
My client is a long-established and well-respected practice in the heart of Newcastle that requires an experienced legal secretary to provide secretarial and administrative support to the commercial property fee earners.
 
Benefits
  • Flexible and friendly working environment
  • Generous holiday allowance which increases with length of service
  • Life insurance, enhanced pension scheme
  • Team events including charity days

Duties

  • Opening files on practice management system
  • Obtaining ID, conducting AML searches and media checks
  • Typing audio dictation for one or more solicitors, including letters, telephone notes, and file notes
  • Preparing prescribed forms such as SDLT Returns and Land Registry forms
  • Preparing documentation relevant to client matters such as epitomes of title, leases, contracts
  • Ordering property searches
  • Creating paying in slips, requisitioning payments, and preparing completion statements
  • Dealing with clients face to face
  • Corresponding with clients and/or other law firms by e-mail, letter, or telephone
  • Preparing invoices
  • Applying to Land Registry to register completed documents and requesting office copies
  • Photocopying
  • Scheduling completed documents and forwarding these to clients
  • Closing files on practice management system
 
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply online with your updated CV or contact Dua at G2 Legal for more information today! 

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