Job Description
A leading Law firm in Hassocks is looking for an experienced Legal secretary to join their fast-paced and busy Real estate team. The ideal candidate will have previous Legal secretarial experience and excellent communication skills.
Duties will include:
* Preparation of correspondence, reports, memos, forms, and bills from digital dictation, manuscript, and precedents in compliance with the company.
* Completion of standard forms without fee earner assistance and production of standard letters without dictation.
* Preparing applications for registration at Land Registry and carrying out Land Registry searches and local authority searches.
* Dealing with general telephone enquiries, taking telephone calls in the absence of the fee earner, and reporting to the fee earner; receiving and relaying messages to and from clients and other professionals on behalf of the fee earner.
* Opening files using the Ignite file opening system, generating initial client letters and engagement summary (the Welcome Pack), and once approved, sending to the client with all relevant enclosures e.g., Sale/Purchase Questionnaires, Property forms, etc.
* Closing files using standard procedures, maintaining an efficient filing system, and reviewing files to identify where follow-up action is required.
* Complying with office procedures for word processing file management.
* Carrying out basic accounting transactions and dealing with financial queries.
* Preparing completion statements and invoices, assisting in preparation and submission of Stamp Duty Land tax returns.
* Scanning incoming documents to electronic files.
* Dealing with accounts and obtaining partners' signatures on financial CHAPS/BACS dockets.
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday (of which 3.5 are taken during the Christmas period), plus Birthday holiday, plus Bank Holidays.
* Life Assurance
* Private Healthcare
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Sodexo Discounts
* Pension Scheme
* Interest-free season ticket loans
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounts on Legal work
Please apply today for an immediate start. Interviews will be held to work for a friendly and supportive Law firm.
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