Legal Secretary
Leeds City Centre - 3 days in office, 2 days working from home.
£27,000 - £30,000
Your new role
The purpose of this role is to provide secretarial support for the fee earners in the Housing department in the provision of a wide range of legal services.
1. Organising and prioritising workloads on an ongoing basis, in conjunction with fee earners
2. Maintaining the fee earner diary / being aware of fee earner day-to-day commitments
3. Preparing inward and outward correspondence
4. Alerting, and agreeing with fee earner's, any changes in circumstances and priority with regard to workload
5. Opening and closing files and general matter maintenance, ensuring all relevant money laundering documentation is completed to comply with the Solicitors Accounts Rules and the firm's protocols and policies.
6. Liaising with clients and taking instructions under the supervision of and as directed by fee earners
7. Preparing, submitting and downloading property searches
8. Preparing, amending and finalising legal documents and reports as directed by fee earners
9. Preparing and submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax forms using the SDLT website
10. Interfacing with the Land Registry
11. Producing / assisting in the completion of monthly bills
12. E-filing of all documents and correspondence
13. Using precedents as directed and delegated by fee earners to prepare and draft documents as directed
What you'll need to succeed
You must have recent experience of working as a legal secretary in order to be considered for this role.
What you'll get in return
Hybrid working
Flexible working hours
Buy additional annual leave
Generous pension contribution
Career development.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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