An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant to join a successful and well-established Property Department in Chichester.
The department handles a broad range of Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Property matters, providing an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced Fee Earners in a supportive and collaborative environment.
This is a great opportunity for a proactive and organised Legal Secretary who enjoys working in a busy legal environment and takes pride in providing high-quality administrative support and excellent client service.
The Role
- Providing day-to-day secretarial and administrative support to Property Fee Earners
- Supporting Fee Earners across Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Property matters
- Preparing correspondence, documents and other legal paperwork
- Managing diaries, appointments and general administration
- Communicating professionally with clients, solicitors, estate agents and other third parties
- Maintaining accurate and well-organised electronic files
- Assisting with file management and ensuring matters remain compliant with internal procedures
- Supporting the department with general administrative and secretarial duties
- Working effectively within a paper-lite/paperless environment
- Ensuring work is completed accurately, efficiently and within required timescales
- Providing a consistently high level of client care and professional service.
The Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience working as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant within a Residential Property/Conveyancing Department
- Proven experience working within a solicitors’ office
- Strong secretarial, administrative and IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence communicating with clients and professional third parties
- A proactive, reliable and self-motivated approach
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful
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