Legal Assistant – Residential Property

at  Browns Recruitment Consultancy Ltd

SALARY RANGE: £22,000 - £25,000

Our well-regarded client is currently seeking a Legal Assistant to join their busy Residential Property team, based at their Brighton office.

SKILLS NEEDED:

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience of working as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant in a residential property/conveyancing team
• 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
• the ability to work independently and use initiative

What We’re Looking for From You

• Some experience as a legal or office assistant or some English law legal training such as an English Law degree
• An interest in the law and in private client work

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