Paralegal / Legal Secretary - Commercial Property

Paralegal / Legal Secretary - Commercial Property

Location: Basingstoke
Hours: Full-time / Part-time

My client, a highly regarded law firm, are welcoming Paralegals or Legal Secretaries into their Commercial Property team. These are key roles in an expanding team based out of Basingstoke. The commercial property team has seen significant double-digit year on year growth for more than 3 years and continues to expand. The team provides expert legal advice and assistance to clients throughout their journey.

What You’ll be doing:

• You’ll be ensuring the team is organised by managing diaries and liaising with clients.
• You’ll support the team in file opening and closing process, including issuing engagement papers alongside general administration.
• You’ll be creating documents and correspondence.
• You’ll be involved with business development activities and will work with marketing department.
• You’ll be involved in the billing and payment process - preparing invoices, completion statements, and financial statements.
• You’ll be responsible for ordering official copies and property searches, filling in Stamp Duty Land Tax returns and submitting Land Registry applications

What you’ll get:

My client offers a company pension scheme, a group life assurance scheme, 26 days holiday annually, and we offer a range of benefits including a cycle to work scheme amongst others. In addition, there are regular social events, a running and walking club, weekly fruit and free entry into the Basingstoke half marathon of which we are headline sponsors.

To be successful for this position, you must have:

• Commercial property secretarial experience - gained as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, or Paralegal.
• Ideally more than 3 years legal sector experience.