Legal Secretary - Residential Property

Charismatic Legal Secretary required to join dynamic, evolving Residential Property team based in Greenwich, South West London.

This firm has a rich heritage, dating back over 150 years. They are a forward-thinking organisation which is continually modernising to ensure they remain market leaders and stay ahead of the competition.

The Firm

Even through these recent challenging times, this legal practice has continued to grow, making this an opportune time to be joining this expanding firm. They have a strong reputation in the market for supporting their colleagues and continually investing, nurturing and developing their staff. The firm invests in the latest IT and infrastructure to allow fee earners to work in a highly streamlined way, giving them more time to bill.

The practice has an unrivalled staff retention rate; this is well demonstrated by the number of "homegrown" partners that they house. If you are looking for a springboard for career progression, this firm can offer that.

The firm house lawyers who have vast amounts of technical expertise, this coupled with their commercially savvy mindset and high levels of client service, makes them the first port of call locally for legal services. They receive a growing amount of their work from referrals, which demonstrates their outstanding reputation.

You will quite often find lawyers dealing with a quality of work that you would generally expect to see in larger central London practices. This firm has been the first choice for Lawyers looking for more in the way of agile, work/life balance.

They are very active in supporting the local community, raising substantial funds for numerous charities and societies every year. You will find a nice social aspect to working at the practice, and there is a friendly family feel that runs through the organisation.

The Role

They are seeking to hire an ambitious Legal Secretary to join their growing Residential Property department.

You will be opening new matters, carrying out general administration and be the client liaison over the phone and in the office.

You will be part of a commercially savvy, technically strong and dynamic team. There will be a broad variety of work making for an exciting role. The caseload will include but not limited to providing legal secretarial support to the conveyancing team by typing up correspondence relating to conveyancing work, prepare contracts of sale properties, preparation of Oyez forms relevant to property work, opening new matters and using the Land Registry's online service.

You will possess a strong grasp of English business grammar, detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office, digital dictation software and Oyez forms

Requirements

• You will be a Legal Secretary with at least 1 years' experience
• You will have excellent communication and administrative skills
• You will have a strong collaborative approach to working
• A meticulous eye for detail is essential

Remuneration

• Salary is negotiable depending on your level of experience and background

This exciting Residential Property Legal Secretary role is based in their Greenwich office.