Legal Assistant Residential Property

Our client has a vacancy for a Legal Assistant to join their busy residential team The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of residential conveyancing transactions including; Registered and unregistered title Purchase and sale transactions Remortgages Transfer of Equity It would also be an advantage to understand the SDLT forms, Land Registry Portal, Lender Exchange and LMS and Registration processes. You will need to have confidence in dealing with clients and professional contacts both in person and on the telephone, offering the best quality of service at all times. Responsibilities: • Maintain Fee Earner’s diary arranging meetings and appointments. • Deal with routine client correspondence and queries. • Attend to clients both in person and on the telephone in a manner in keeping with the firm’s standard of client care. • Create and maintain client records on the firm’s database ensuring that all correspondence and file notes are recorded on the system. • Produce client correspondence and enclosures for mailing including client bills. • Ensure the confidentiality of the client and firm’s information and documentation at all times. • Maintain client hard copy files including copying, storage and retrieval of information. • Dealing with completion funds/slips • Ordering documents from Land Registry online system • Search requests/monitoring returns and ensuring payments are made • Stamp Duty completion • Ensuring cleared balances on accounts before closure • Request payments and record receipts of client monies. • Arrange searches, reports and any other information as requested by the fee earner. • Organising post and taking to the post office. • To be responsible for typing, photocopying, filing, making and receiving emails and faxes Benefits: Attractive salary dependent on experience 26 days holiday + BHs Pension scheme Holiday bonus scheme Firm funded eye tests A very friendly and collaborative working environment Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.