Legal Assistant – Residential Property
This is an exciting opportunity to support our busy Residential Property team.
We’d love to hear from you if you’re highly organised, enjoy managing a varied workload, and thrive on meeting important deadlines. You’ll be an experienced administrator with a flexible approach, strong secretarial skills, and a solid understanding of compliance processes and procedures within a professional services environment.
Benefits
* 33 days holiday (including bank holidays and pro-rata for part-time staff)
* Contributory pension scheme with Royal London for eligible staff
* Annual salary reviews and promotion panels
* Occupational sick pay from day one, plus assessed Income Protection benefits for eligible longer-term absences
* Free Specsavers eye tests and vouchers towards lenses for display screen equipment
* Employee assistance programme including counselling, 24/7 online GP services, and a range of health and wellbeing support
* Paid compassionate leave
* Access to the BUPA Menopause Plan under our menopause policy
* Discounts on legal services
* Access to financial support services
* Paid professional memberships
* ‘Introduce a Friend’ scheme
* Active Social Committee arranging annual events and a wide range of other activities
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the first point of contact for client queries, ensuring a positive experience and building strong, ongoing relationships.
* Manage daily tasks efficiently, including drafting emails, letters, contracts, and property-related documents such as transfers.
* Handle multiple versions of large documents (contracts, leases, licences, mortgage deeds), ensuring accurate version control and correct use of tracked changes.
* Maintain a ‘paper-light’ approach: scan documents and keep electronic files to a high standard within the case management system.
* Ensure all case files are managed in line with SRA requirements, Law Society protocols, internal procedures, and the LEXCEL quality mark.
* Exceptional organisation and communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
* Strong time management, able to prioritise effectively in a busy environment.
* High IT literacy: proficient in MS Office, with experience using electronic case management systems.
* Skilled at working with detailed legal documents, with proven proficiency in version control and tracked changes.
* Experience in a residential or commercial property legal team is an advantage.
* Basic accounting knowledge relating to property processes is desirable.
* A legal secretarial qualification or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in business/administration is advantageous.
What We Offer
* Competitive benefits including annual leave, occupational sick pay, and pension scheme membership.
* Health and wellbeing support through our EAP scheme, healthcare cash plan, and Bike2Work scheme.
* A friendly, collaborative workplace—plus the benefit of a lunchtime walk to the beach in Bournemouth.
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