Legal Secretary

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SECRETARY

BLANDFORD FORUM

SALARY NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING UPON EXPERIENCE

Overall purpose:

To provide efficient secretarial and administrative support to the Partner and fee earners in the Commercial Property department. To receive clients and general enquiries, and deal with them in a pleasant efficient manner.

Main Duties:

Secretarial & Administration

• To produce typing in a timely, accurate and efficient manner
• To carry out conveyancing searches
• To complete Stamp Duty Land Tax returns, land registry and companies house applications
• To be fully conversant and proficient with the firm's IT and database systems and to be confident and accurate in their correct usage
• To deal promptly and courteously with the taking and making of telephone calls
• To be familiar and confident with the firm's accounting practices for client and office monies, cheque requests, TT transfers, completion statements and invoices etc.
• To keep up to date with changes and developments to systems and procedures
• To keep templates and documents in DPS up to date
• To assist with archived files up at the unit when required
• To assist with updating terms of business and other matters required by the Partner

File Management

• To maintain files appropriately ensuring all paperwork is completed and updated
• To ensure files are well ordered clear and comply with regulatory and office requirements
• To assist with and try and ensure that letters are sent out in a timely manner

Personal

• To keep confidential all client information
• To be positive and helpful with colleagues, clients and professional contacts of the firm
• To assist other departments and colleagues within the firm as requested
• To adhere to and familiarise themselves with the firm's values and policies

Other Duties

• To include other reasonable duties and tasks which are part of, and incidental to, this type of work
• To provide support for the marketing and promotional activities of the department and firm

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV TO TANYA BROWN AT BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP AS DIRECTED.