Laceys is a well-established, trusted and forward-thinking local law firm operating from 2 Bournemouth based offices across a broad spectrum of practice areas. We're recognised in the Legal 500, demonstrating our strength and depth of legal advice across a range of services, for both individuals and businesses.
This is an exciting opportunity to support the wider team in our Residential Property team.
We'd like to hear from you if you're motivated by a busy workload and relish keeping on track of a variety of important deadlines. You'll be an experienced administrator with a flexible approach, used to providing secretarial support in a professional services environment and with a good understanding of the importance of compliance processes and procedures.
Key duties include:
* Responding efficiently to client queries as a first point of contact, ensuring a positive client experience and maintaining excellent ongoing relationships
* Undertaking and effectively prioritising dictated tasks on a daily basis, which will include creating various emails and letters to clients and third parties as well as drafting of contracts and transfers
* Effectively managing numerous versions of large documents including contract, leases, licenses and mortgage deeds - ensuring accurate version control and use of tracked changes. Consistently demonstrating attention to detail
* Working in a 'paper light' way, scanning documentation and ensuring that electronic files are maintained to a high standard on the case management system
* Maintaining all case files to a high standard and in accordance with SRA requirements, the Law Society protocol, Laceys' procedures and the LEXCEL quality mark requirements
The role is full time and office based.
The person
Your organisation and communication skills will be second to none. Attention to detail and effective time management is a must.
A high degree of IT literacy, particularly a good familiarity with MS Office and ideally with experience of using electronic case management systems is a requirement. You'll regularly work with detailed legal documents and so proficiency in version control and use of 'track changes' is essential.
Experience in a similar role in a residential or commercial property legal team is a distinct advantage. Basic accounting knowledge as it relates to property processes is also an advantage. You may even have a legal secretarial qualification or business or administrative qualification to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. You'll be comfortable with dictation.
What we offer
In addition to annual leave, occupational sick pay and pension scheme membership, Laceys provides a range of benefits to support your health and wellbeing including our EAP scheme, a healthcare cash plan and bike2work scheme among others. Being based in Bournemouth for a lunchtime walk to the beach also helps.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Gym membership
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Bournemouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person