Legal Assistant

Please only apply if you can travel to Malton, York on a daily basis.

Our Client a leading Law firm based in Malton have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join their busy Commercial Property team.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with legal secretarial experience or someone with office experience looking for their next role.

Working 35 hours a week Monday-Friday office hours. Salary depending on experience.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Preparing correspondence and documents through audio and copy typing, ensuring that correspondence and documents are checked for errors before passing to Legal Adviser.
• Filing in correct date order and on a timely basis. Including daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
• Prepare mail and enclosures for despatch.
• Make appointments, arrange meetings, book meeting rooms and to maintain an up-to-date diary for the Legal Adviser.
• Attend to clients both in person and on the telephone.
• Ensure that any telephone calls are answered promptly.
• Responsible for the opening of files on firm’s case management system (Proclaim).
• Copy typing of documents, amending and formatting complex documents e.g. leases and dealing with tracked changes and use of package precedent documents/documents.

Person specification

• Excellent typing and MS office skills
• Previous legal admin/secretarial experience
• An interest in the legal environment
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills
• Confident dealing with clients
• Strong team player and enthusiastic