Legal Secretary - Commercial Property & Development

Legal Secretary - Commercial Property & Development

Location: Chippenham

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive

My client, a leading law firm, are recruiting for a Legal Secretary in Commercial Property to join their Chippenham office. If you have experience of undertaking commercial property and development legal secretary work, great attention to detail and the ability to build strong working relationships, this could be the role for you.

Duties will include:

- Managing Fee Earner’s diary

- Preparing files for billing

- Screening incoming calls

- Typing of correspondence, photocopying, filing, sending faxes and opening new files.

- Dealing with client’s matters where appropriate

- Preparing and submitting stamp duty forms

- Preparing and submitting Land Registry applications

Support with: -

• Liaison with clients and other parties to update and ensure awareness of transaction process at the appropriate times.
• Postal duties as required
• To support with reception cover as required

Skills and experience required:

• Experience of undertaking commercial property and development Legal Secretary work or Conveyancing work, or a keen interest and willingness to learn about Commercial work.
• To have the ability to remain calm, polite, and focused when dealing with different situations
• Excellent communication skills
• Good attention to detail