John Hodge Solicitors are looking to recruit a full-time experienced Conveyancing Legal Assistant to join our Yatton practice.
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Legal Assistants are integral to the success of the business, providing our Lawyers with essential and pro-active support. The successful candidate will experience a high volume of administrative tasks and in return will benefit from working alongside an experienced Partner and a friendly and supportive team where each individual is encouraged to strive to fulfill their individual professional development goals, within a firm who put their client's needs at the heart of what they do.
Key Responsibilities And Duties
* Assisting with a varied caseload of residential property transactions, including sales and purchases, re-mortgages and transfers of equity from initial instruction to post-completion;
* Being that all important first point of contact for the firm's clients, taking initial enquiries over the telephone and face to face and providing an estimate of costs to the client;
* Assisting with telephone calls from clients and third parties;
* Updating clients and third parties on the progress of each case;
* Opening electronic files following receipt of instructions from the client. The practice are in the process of working towards achieving a paperless office;
* Maintaining electronic and physical files so they remain up to date;
* Issuing contract packs;
* Ordering Land Registry documents;
* Ordering searches;
* Preparing exchange and completion letters;
* Dealing with pre-completion searches;
* Setting up completions;
* Assisting the team to achieve completion targets;
* Opening and scanning in post for the office;
* Maintaining adequate supplies and resources for the office.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills And Experience
* Have recent knowledge and experience working within a conveyancing department;
* Have strong communication and client care skills to ensure clients receive an efficient, reliable and friendly service over the telephone, in written correspondence and face to face;
* Be conscientious, loyal and committed with a strong work ethic;
* Demonstrate initiative and be flexible and proactive in support to the department and the wider office team;
* Be a team player but also be able to work autonomously;
* Be highly organised and methodical to prioritise and manage own workload, whilst maintaining attention to detail under time pressures;
* Have a working knowledge of a case management system;
* Have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office;
* Have excellent typing skills;
* Be willing to cover other offices if required.
Benefits
* Quality training and supervision;
* Career progression;
* A monthly flexi time allowance;
* Annual leave with increments based on length of service;
* A competitive salary and annual salary reviews;
* A great work-life balance and supportive culture;
* Optional salary exchange for Workplace Pension Scheme and increased employer pension contributions above minimum rate;
* Private medical insurance;
* Employee discounts;
* Annual flu vaccinations (optional);
* Corporate eye care scheme.