Commercial Property Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant

Harrogate

Talent-UK are delighted to be working alongside a reputable and well-established firm of solicitors, who are looking to appoint a Legal Assistant/ Secretary to work within their Commercial Property Department in their Harrogate office.

This is a full-time post, but our client is flexible to achieve the best appointment.

Job Description

You will provide secretarial and administrative assistance in the Commercial Property department, as directed by the Senior Solicitor, and in line with our Client and Colleague Charters. This includes:

• Assistance of fee earner in the processing of matters in a timely and accurate manner
• Effective and accurate case management, using Proclaim
• Preparation, organisation and archiving of legal files and supporting documentation
• Digital dictation and diary management
• Handling of client and 3rd party telephone calls, enquiries and requests, ensuring that all are dealt with efficiently and politely
• Ownership of incoming e-mails, post, photocopying and other administrative duties as required
• Ordering of property searches and carrying out of necessary client ID checks
• Land registry management – registering of completed properties and ongoing follow up
• Preparation of client bills and reading account ledgers
• Preparing and overseeing exchanges and completions, under the supervision of the Fee Earner

Experience and Qualification

• You will be an existing legal assistant, or paralegal, with experience of dealing with a wide range of Commercial or Residential property matters
• A positive outlook and the desire to offer outstanding client service
• You will be ambitious and want to join a growing business in which you will have the opportunity to develop and progress.

Remuneration and Benefits

• Competitive salary, please state your salary expectations
• 23 days’ holiday + bank holidays + additional holidays over Christmas when the office is closed
• Additional holidays as a reward for long service
• Stakeholder pension
• Company paid NHS top up scheme membership
• Regular ad-hoc reward and recognition, colleague events and wellbeing days

This vacancy is advertised on behalf of Talent-UK Ltd who are operating as an employment agency/business, we are an equal opportunities employer, Your application will be sent to us for review, at which stage we will be in touch to discuss your details further. We will not submit your CV until you have been briefed on the position and we have your consent to do so.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location