Legal Assistant - Commercial Property

at  Adams Remers

SKILLS NEEDED:

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience of working as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant
• Fast, accurate typing skills
• The ability to follow procedural and legal protocol
• A methodical approach and good time management
• Excellent IT skills
• Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
• Positivity and adaptability
• A high standard of written and spoken English
• Previous experience of working in a legal property department would be desirable

We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join this team to carry out:

• File opening and closing;
• Drafting engagement letters
• Amending documents from manuscript and copy typing of documents
• Dictation – correspondence and emails
• Diary management
• Liaising with clients and other third parties
• Preparing bills, management of payments, receipts and transfers, dealing with arising queries and issues
• Preparing completion statements using Excel
• Making and managing Land Registry applications
• Making and managing online SDLT returns
• Making and managing online Companies House applications