Legal Secretary / Assistant - Residential Conveyancing

Legal Secretary / Assistant - Residential Conveyancing

Location: Witney

My client, a highly-regarded law firm, are looking for a Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant to join their busy Residential Property / Conveyancing team in Witney.

Key Responsibilities

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• Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving, retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with post
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• Audio typing standard and non-standard letters
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• Producing correspondence, enclosures, forms, and documents
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• Arranging the scanning and photocopying of paperwork
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• Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
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• Arranging meetings and other appointments, and liaising with estate agents and solicitors
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• Gathering information and updating the case management system
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• Carrying out other duties and responsibilities as required
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Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

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• Previous experience within a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role for a property / conveyancing team
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• Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise and work under pressure
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• Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook, and experience on case management systems
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• Excellent keyboard and word processing skills
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• Possess high levels of speed and accuracy
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• Have a good telephone manner and be comfortable speaking with clients on the telephone.
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• Demonstrate a good understanding of client relationship management
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• A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and third parties
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• Good attention to detail
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