Legal Administrator – Residential Property
Morningside, Edinburgh
Permanent
The Residential Property team at Gillespie Macandrew have extensive experience in buying, selling, transferring titles and remortgaging properties. Our Estate Agency has a strong presence in EH10, however, our busy conveyancing team deal with properties across Edinburgh and beyond. Our conveyancing team prides itself on offering friendly, professional and constructive advice, as well as maintaining regular contact to help ensure the process of selling and buying is as straightforward as possible for our clients.
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal administrator to join our established Residential conveyancing team based in Morningside, Edinburgh. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to the conveyancing team and assist them in carrying out conveyancing work on behalf of clients.
Some of the key duties and responsibilities will include:
1. Drafting letters and legal documents for the team
2. Undertaking searches with Local Authority and Land Register of Scotland
3. Preparing Land Registration and LBTT forms
4. Assisting with the preparation of fee notes
5. Liaising directly with clients and other parties
6. Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures in onboarding clients
The role requires a highly motivated, proactive, and confident team player who can prioritise a high-volume workload to an exceptional standard. The successful applicant will be a confident communicator who possesses excellent attention to detail skills and can build and maintain collaborative working relationships. It is also important for the candidate to be proficient in Microsoft Office packages.
The successful candidate will have experience in a similar administrative or secretarial role within the legal property sector. This is a full-time position; however, consideration will also be given to part-time and flexible working, offering a degree of flexibility in your place of work.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a modern, professional and rewarding environment, supported by a competitive remuneration and benefits package. To find out more, contact us at recruitment@gillespiemacandrew.co.uk or ask to speak in confidence with our HR Team.
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