Job Details

At CVS we are the largest integrated veterinary service provider in the UK, operating in excess of 400 veterinary surgeries throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These surgeries include seven referral practices providing first class specialist treatment and as of January 2017, we also own and operate a number of practices in the Netherlands.

Alongside our veterinary practices, we also operate diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoria, a successful ecommerce business, a veterinary recruitment agency, a preventative healthcare scheme (the Healthy Pet Club) with over 250,000 members, a veterinary instruments business and two buying groups. We also have own brand pet foods, products and medications.

We have doubled in size in the last three years and have further expansion, development and diversification initiatives planned for 2017 and beyond.

Due to this we have an opportunity for a legal assistant to join our legal department on a part-time basis. 

This role is to provide administrative and legal support to the Direct of Property Legal Services and the legal team. While assisting with the day-to-day running of the legal department and maintaining ownership of areas within the department. 

Key responsibilities include:
  

• To provide legal and secretarial support for the Director of Property Legal Services on commercial property transactions
• To assist the other members of the in-house legal team with the efficient running of the legal department and work consistently as a team
• To liaise with Practice Staff and external solicitors regarding legal matters, providing a high level of customer focus.
• To have a working knowledge of the property database and keeping it up to date with legal information while supporting the estate team with legal information. 
• To facilitate communication between the Legal department and other teams at Support Office
• Dealing with enquiries from the Practices and sourcing the necessary information from our various databases
• Processing invoices and managing payments to the Land Registry, Search providers and insurers
• Taking telephone calls from solicitors and assisting with enquiries
• Assisting the legal team with the efficient running of the Property Legal and Estates Department support function
• To undertake any other duties that from time to time may prove necessary, including relevant duties or projects delegated by the In-house Solicitor which are in line with the responsibilities of the post.
• Provision of legal support to the Director of Property Legal Services to include assisting with preparation of Lease Documentation and legal documents, undertaking property searches and assisting with property due diligence on acquisitions.
• To undertake audio-typing of dictation and preparation of legal letters and documents to a high standard in accordance with instructions
• Understand and assist with the legal processes involved in the residential and commercial property areas
• Compile legal documents under supervision of In House Solicitor
• Preparation of SDLT returns
• Compile legal bundles as and when used in the department and ensure that they are professionally presented and fit for purpose
• Dealing with enquiries from the Practices and sourcing the necessary information from our various databases
• Processing invoices and managing payments to the Land Registry, Search providers and insurers

Required Skills & Experience:

• Provenexperience of working in a legal assistant/legal secretarial environment
• Highly competent in Microsoft Word, Excel. Experience of Microsoft Access is desirable.
• F/ILEX or Institute of Paralegal (Desirable but not essential – training opportunities can be provided to the right candidtate)
• Excellent verbal and written and organisational skills

Full time and part-time opportunities are considered for this role, please specify when applying.

To apply for this role please visit our careers page:-  https://www.careerswithcvs.co.uk/jobs/vacancy/2042/description