Legal Secretary

As a Legal Secretary within the Real Estate team, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day operations. You will manage a range of administrative and legal support tasks while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and organisation.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £35,000
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave
• Employee assistance programme and access to a GP service
• Annual bonus scheme, including company profit share and performance bonus
• Employee discounts and benefits platform
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Regular team events and social activities
• Flexible and agile working environment

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing comprehensive secretarial support to the Real Estate team
• Preparing correspondence, legal documents and reports through digital dictation
• Managing diaries, meetings and general administrative tasks
• Handling client communications and maintaining a professional telephone manner
• Supporting commercial property transactions and documentation
• Assisting with billing procedures and administrative processes
• Onboarding new clients and maintaining accurate client records
• Conducting Land Registry searches and submitting applications
• Preparing and submitting HMRC/SDLT returns
• Managing filing, scanning and document organisation
• Providing support to other secretaries within the team when required

Experience and Skills Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary, ideally within a property or real estate environment
• Experience supporting commercial property transactions
• Strong audio typing skills (minimum 60 wpm) and experience using digital dictation
• Excellent organisational and workflow management skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience with Land Registry applications and property searches
• Ability to assist with HMRC/SDLT submissions
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong administrative ability
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• A collaborative team player with a proactive approach

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.