Legal Secretary, Law firm

Join this expanding, growing lawfirm as a Legal Secretary for the Commercial Property Team based in Guildford.

As a Legal Secretary, you will play a crucial role in supporting lawyers from across the department with the ongoing management of their matters, helping to deliver the responsive and efficient service alluded to above.

Working as part of a wider team of Legal Secretaries, you will have direct involvement in a variety of tasks that blend both “traditional” secretarial and paralegal duties, including:

  • Acting as a point of contact for clients, providing updates or escalating as required.
  • Supporting with transaction-related tasks, such as carrying out searches, submitting land registrations, and calculating SDLT.
  • Supporting the credit control process by creating, issuing, and following up on bills.
  • File opening and closure (and associated due diligence).
  • Administrative tasks such as typing correspondence from dictation, and keeping files up to date and accurate.
  • Supporting the Partner with diary management, updates on files, and deadline reminders.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a career legal support professional who is looking to join a team that will provide them with a new challenge and commit to their ongoing training and professional development. This position would also suit an individual with a keen interest in Commercial Property who has longer-term ambitions to become a Paralegal or qualified Lawyer.

To apply for this job email your details to contact@parentsandcareers.com