Real Estate Legal PA - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment : Job Details

LEGAL SECRETARY - REAL ESTATE

LONDON - HYBRID

£35K - £45K

Douglas Scott are on the look out for an excellent and proactive and self-motivated Legal Secretary join our leading TOP 100 client. The role will be based at their London office with flexible hybrid working option.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team, and would like to join an award-winning law led professional law firm, we would like to hear from you. This role is perfect for a Legal Secretary who has Real Estate experience, or similar.

The Role:

• Full diary management
• Email management
• Collation and sending out of client monthly reports
• Undertaking regular billing /financial management relating to various clients
• Preparation of draft emails and correspondence for approval
• Typing reports, file notes and attendance notes
• Complex document production and amendments
• Preparing enclosures ready for signing and sending out with the post
• Opening and closing client files in line with Real Estate and Firm policies
• Undertaking all money laundering compliance on new client inception
• Undertaking all conflict check compliance on new matter inception
• Filing and eFiling of incoming and outgoing post and correspondence
• Preparation of Expense claims
• Cheque requisitions
• Undertaking all client filing management and archiving tasks
• Updating Interaction with client contact details
• Management of client data sites including uploading of documents and issuing invitations to third parties to access the site
• Deeds management
• Liaising with clients mainly over the telephone
• Organising meetings, travel arrangements etc
• Travel booking for legal advisors
• Preparing bundles and liaising with the court on occasion
• Answering the telephone and dealing with routine enquiries

The Candidate:

• Previous legal secretarial experience preferred within Real Estate or similar practice area
• Excellent document production skills in particular within Word, updating complex documents
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision and to a high standard
• Excellent and accurate keyboard skills required, as you will be required to obtain typing speeds to a minimum of 60 wpm
• Good working knowledge of various applications – Word, Outlook, digital dictation, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Taking care and attention into all correspondence and documentation
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to change, new practices and cope under pressure
• Excellent presentation skills reflected in their work
• A methodical and organised approach with keen attention paid to every detail
• Good organisational skills to ensure that the tasks are effectively scheduled within working time available, and that urgent work is completed and returned within the specified timescales. The ability to meet competing client and Legal Adviser demands is fundamental to the role
• Occasional ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the work
• Friendly and helpful approach to dealing with queries
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
• Ability to prioritise, be organised and efficient
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good listening skills
• Able to integrate within a team as well as working on one’s own initiative

The firm are offering a competitive flexible hybrid working option, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Legal Secretary, based in or near London, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to .