Residential Property Legal Secretary

Bournemouth – £24,000 - £27,000

Residential and Commercial Property Legal Secretary , Bournemouth

My client is a well known Legal 500 firm who have an excellent reputation.
 
How would you like to join a dynamic, friendly and supportive team ?
 
You could have a legal secretary or legal assistant background and you should have some experience or knowledge of both residential and commercial matters.
 
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
  • Opening and closing files in accordance with instructions
  • Assisting with searches and other conveyancing requirements
  • Assisting with billing and financial administration
  • Audio typing as dictated by the supervising Partner
  • Word processing legal documents and correspondence
  • Communicating with clients, handling telephone calls, accurately recording messages and providing assistance where possible
  • Undertaking general administrative duties including filing and photocopying
  • Maintaining effective and accurate filing systems for all matters
  • Providing secretarial and administrative support as reasonably required by the Partner
About you:
  • A minimum of 12 months' conveyancing experience, with exposure to both residential and commercial property work
  • Excellent IT skills and strong attention to detail
  • High standards of spelling, grammar, punctuation and written communication
  • A typing speed of at least 50 words per minute
  • Previous experience of audio typing
  • Well organised, proactive and able to work effectively as part of a team#
You can expect a salary which is highly competitive and a firm that values their staff.
 
The role would be fully office based but it is not a hybrid working opportunity.
 
Approach us in confidence for more on this immediate start opportunity. 

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Dante Friend

Senior Recruitment Consultant
0117 284 2120

dante@douglas-scott.co.uk

Dante Friend is a Senior Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment, with over 4 years at the company. Having joined in 2011, he now oversees Hampshire, Dorset, and the southwest. Dante provides a highly professional service, recruiting for all levels of firms, from city and large regional to Legal 500 and high street. If Dante weren’t in recruitment, he would be pursuing a career in journalism. One of his goals this year is to buy a Porsche.


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Job Spec:

  • Area of Law: Legal Support
  • Type: Private Practice
  • Salary: £24,000 - £27,000
  • Term: Permanent
  • Location: Bournemouth
  • Reference: 1308463