Legal Assistant – Conveyancing
Royal Wootton Bassett
5 days a week in office – non negotiable
Competitive salary and great benefits
We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to work within the Conveyancing department providing high quality support to enable lawyers to carry out their work and help free up time for them to work on more technical and complex matters.
This is an award-winning law firms, who specialise in delivering tailored legal solutions for individuals and businesses and have offices located throughout the UK. This is a firm which provide excellent client service and exceed expectations by being dynamic, inspiring, and proactive; client service is at the heart of everything they do.
Come work with inspirational, professional and a down to earth team who always succeed and collaborate. This a fantastic group of people who work hard, are dedicated and demonstrate great commitment so in return for aiming towards these standards, you will have a voice, be invested in and have the opportunity to be part of something GREAT
Your main objective is to engage with the team and clients to build and develop strong working relationships and contribute towards the firms success
Key responsibilities
* Dealing with client's matters where appropriate
* Typing of correspondence, filing and opening new files
* Ordering Searches and Land Registry documents
* Preparing files for billing
* Screening incoming calls
* Sorting and prioritising mail, emails and messages
* Dealing with client's matters where appropriate
* Preparation of straightforward legal documents
* Provision of a professional & friendly service to clients
* Commitment to the LEXCEL standards, the requirements of the Law Society and to
* understand them.
* Being familiar with the basic requirements of the Solicitors Accounts Rules which affect the receipt and payment into the bank of cheques and the accounting of client's monies.
* Liaison with clients and other parties to update and ensure awareness of transaction process at the appropriate times.
* To support with reception cover as required
ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience of legal work
* To have the ability to remain calm, polite, and focused when dealing with different situations
* To have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
* The ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with all employees
* Sound general administrative experience