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We’re building a culture at DTM Legal where amazing people (like you) can thrive in their career in law and do their best work. We’re currently on the hunt for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary, in our Team, based in our Chester office. The applicant will need to have at least 6 months previous legal experience in a Commercial Property Legal Secretary role.
We are a specialist commercial law firm that understands companies are best served by a long-lasting, proactive and collaborative relationship with a legal partner that is entirely focused on results. We combine commercial acumen, passion and a can-do approach to deliver excellent legal services. We take pride in our down-to-earth and friendly culture and in our commercially grounded and transparent approach to delivering solutions that are in our clients’ best interest.
The Role We’re building a culture at DTM Legal where amazing people (like you) can thrive in their career in law and do their best work. We’re currently on the hunt for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary, in our Team, based in our Chester office. The applicant will need to have at least 6 months previous legal experience in a Commercial Property Legal Secretary role.
We are a specialist commercial law firm that understands companies are best served by a long-lasting, proactive and collaborative relationship with a legal partner that is entirely focused on results. We combine commercial acumen, passion and a can-do approach to deliver excellent legal services. We take pride in our down-to-earth and friendly culture and in our commercially grounded and transparent approach to delivering solutions that are in our clients’ best interest.
The Role Duties to include but not limited to:
Opening files and day to day maintenance in accordance with the department’s Risk Management procedures;
To assist the Fee Earner under supervision with the following:
File creation; statement drafting and liaison with clients in respect of the same;
Generation of suitable client care correspondence;
Attendance on clients for routine instructions and signing;
Carrying out searches and dealing with enquires in relation to such searched using Searchflow or directly with the various authorities;
Using H M Land Registry portal for :
Downloading official copies, documents and plans and saving to matter number, and carrying out priority; and
Bankruptcy searches and other pre completion and online applications;
Collating title bundles, scanning deeds and saving them to the DMS;
Dealing with post completion registration and stamp duty land tax formalities;
Under supervision, preparing invoices, completion statements and statements of account and complete accounts documentation as and when directed by the Fee Earner;
Carrying out copy typing of documents, including the completion of forms originating from the firm’s own precedent bank and adopting those from Practical Law, Laserforms and Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents to fit the firm style;
Preparing correspondence and documents through audio typing, ensuring that such correspondence and documents are checked for errors before passing to Fee Earner;
Interacting with clients and dealing with general enquiries by email or telephone.
Full job description available upon request.
The successful applicant will:
Be positive with a ‘team player’ attitude
Have the ability to work in a methodical and organised manner
Have the ability to pro-actively manage your time and caseload
Demonstrable attention to detail
A willingness to learn and develop skillsets
Previous experience in a Commercial Property Legal Secretary role of at least 6 months is essential
Ability to cope in a busy and fast paced working environment
IT literate with experience of using Microsoft Office such as Outlook, Word, Excel.
Good written, numeracy and oral communication skills
Apply Now If you’re ready to take the next step in your legal career and join a dynamic, forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send your C.V. and a cover letter to:
recruitment@dtmlegal.com
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Legal
Industries Law Practice
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