Conveyancing Paralegal/Secretary

Conveyancing Legal Secretary

An experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary is required to assistance in their busy Conveyancing Department in the Winchester office at a private practice in the Winchester area.

The Firm
An established private practice offering a comprehensive legal service on a regional basis. The firm employs a health mix of experienced Lawyers. They've a friendly office atmosphere and thrive on providing excellent levels of client service.

The Role
The Conveyancing Legal Secretary will work with a Senior Conveyancing Fee Earner providing support on all aspects of residential conveyancing transactions from instructions through to post completion including typing correspondence.
The work will involve:
Prepare various legal documents, using digital dictation, as and when instructed
Making online searches and Land Registry applications
Liaising with clients, solicitors and estate agents and other organisations
Using the case management system
Opening paper and electronic files, scanning and photocopying as and when required

The Candidate
A Conveyancing Legal Secretary will have 5 years' previous conveyancing experience as a legal secretary or as a conveyancing legal assistant. The successful candidate will be required to have Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, good attention to detail with good keyboard and word processing skills, good numeracy skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Candidates must be positive, proactive, friendly, organised, be a good team player and able to work to deadlines and be a quicker learner
Salary to GBP27,000 with parking within a short walk of the office in the centre of Winchester.
Full-time hours: 37.5 per week