LEGAL SECRETARY – RESIDENTIAL CONVEYANCING – BERKHAMSTED – JOB REF NO: L4L1148
Benefits
* £25,000-£27,500 dependent on experience
* Staff introduction bonus
* 25 days holiday
* Auto‑enrolment pension scheme
* Enhanced sick pay
* Free eye tests
* Paid flu vaccinations
* Discounted legal advice
* Opportunities to participate in company‑sponsored charitable events
* Berkhamsted office based
Qualifications
* Previous experience as a legal secretary, preferably in Residential Conveyancing (other legal secretarial experience also considered)
* Excellent interpersonal skills and clear written and oral communication
* Proven digital audio typing experience
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
* Courteous, helpful and pleasant manner in person and on the phone
* Efficiency, reliability and flexibility, able to organise workload to meet challenging/changing deadlines
* Self‑motivation and ability to work independently or within a team
* Proven IT skills, including the use of case management systems, MS Word, Outlook and Excel
* Personal pride in the quality of work, delivering to a high standard within required timeframes
Responsibilities
* Production of documents and correspondence using audio/copy typing
* Use of standard template documents in Residential Conveyancing such as Sales, Purchases, Leasehold and Freehold Properties, Remortgages, Transfers of Equity, etc.
* Costing files on a monthly basis and preparing draft bills, ensuring disbursements are claimed and paid
* Attending to clients and others, both on telephone and in person, dealing with initial enquiries or taking detailed messages
* Management of Fee Earners’ diaries, scheduling appointments, arranging meetings, organising travel, booking meeting rooms and refreshments
* Setting up new files accurately and swiftly on instruction
* Maintaining Fee Earners’ client details on the firm’s database (ALB) and updating as required
* Managing filing and storage/retrieval of client files
* Dealing with Land Registry
* Ensuring files are Lexcel compliant, managing money‑laundering checks and keeping associated records
* Providing secretarial support within the department, supporting other Fee Earners and secretarial staff as appropriate
* Awareness of GDPR and handling sensitive information with confidentiality and security
* Undertaking any other ad hoc duties as requested by professional staff in the department
* Supporting firm‑wide and departmental marketing events as required
Working Details
* Berkhamsted office based
* Full time – 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday
* Department: Residential Conveyancing, Sales, Purchases, Leasehold and Freehold Properties, Remortgages, Transfer of Equity, etc.
* Start date: ASAP
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