Job Details

Our client is a growing, ambitious commercial law firm like no other. They are designed specifically to support entrepreneurial businesses from start-up to scale-up and beyond.

Our client aspires to disrupt the model for which legal services are provided to businesses. The Netflix of the legal world, the firm’s innovative approach to delivering highly tailored and accessible legal advice is considered genuinely different to the establishment.

Getting in the right talent to support their growth is a key part of their strategy.

They are currently looking to recruit their next Legal Secretary.

Your New Role

Working in a relaxed and professional environment out of the company offices in Birmingham, you will work directly with the Senior Commercial Property Solicitor and Property team to become a key part of the firm’s continued success.

• You will provide administrative, document production and transactional support to fee-earners on a variety of commercial property matters and also be called upon to provide general administrative and document management support within the Birmingham office.
• You must demonstrate strong IT and document production skills and will have a good knowledge of all aspects of the property conveyancing process, ideally in the commercial property field or if you have residential property conveyancing experience, you must be willing to undergo the necessary training to assist our purely commercial property team.
• Ideally 12 months experience as a legal conveyancing secretary (preferably in a commercial property team) role or have familiarity with transactional commercial property matters to be able to support a small but busy commercial property team. Experienced legal secretary’s from an alternative practice area with transferable skills will also be considered.
• The experience of carrying out property searches, preparing and submitting Land Registry application forms and Stamp Duty Land Tax Returns and Companies House filings.
• A willingness to learn and take onboard training in commercial property matters and other processes to acquire new skills to further your support role to fee earners.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills.
• An eye for detail and the ability to use initiative to field enquiries on progress of client files or respond to other transactional enquiries.
• Drive and enthusiasm.

About the company

The firm are designed specifically to support entrepreneurial businesses from start-up to scale-up and beyond. They aspire to disrupt the model for which legal services are provided to businesses. The Netflix of the legal world, the firm’s innovative approach to delivering highly tailored and accessible legal advice is considered genuinely different to the establishment. Getting in the right talent to support their growth is a key part of their strategy.

Salary

In return, the Legal Secretary will be offered a salary of £28kpa.

Apply Now

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic Legal Secretary opportunity, please apply today.