Our well established Legal client is looking for an experienced Real Estate Secretary to join their busy team in either Edinburgh or Glasgow.
What you’ll do
* Provide secretarial support to the Real Estate department with the ability to provide cover for other departments (Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Environmental, Waste and Renewables) when required.
* Drafting and where appropriate sending letters, faxes and emails
* Scanning, photocopying and engrossment of documents
* Partner diary management and meeting bookings
* Partner travel bookings
* Dealing with clients in person and on the telephone
* Preparing Land Register of Scotland forms, LBTT returns and other administrativedocuments for Real Estate fee earners
* Preparation of forms and administration of title deeds and wallets
* Managing month and year end billing for allocated fee earners preparation of draft feenotes and dealing with finalised fee notes (including issue to clients as required)
* Completing cash entry forms
* Preparation of forms for new clients/matters
* Client verification procedures
* Creation of new matters in iManage filing of documents in Worksite documentmanagement system
What you’ll need
1. A sound legal background within the last 12-18 months.
2. Experience of using digital dictation systems and the general Microsoft Office packages(Word, Outlook, Excel) is essential