Oxford – Conveyancing – Legal Assistant/Secretary
We are looking to recruit a Legal Assistant/Secretary to join our residential property team in Oxford.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES

• Previous experience within a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role for a property

team desirable

• Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
• Ability to work quickly, accurately, to deadlines and under pressure
• Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook, and experience on

case management systems

• Strong written communication skills
• Demonstrate a good understanding of client relationship management
• A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and

third parties

• Good attention to detail

• Professional, personal presentation

• Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving,
  retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with

post

• Audio typing standard and non-standard letters
• Producing correspondence, enclosures, forms, and documents
• Arranging the scanning and photocopying of paperwork
• Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
• Arranging meetings and other appointments
• Gathering information and updating the case management system
• Carrying out other duties and responsibilities as required