Legal Assistant/Secretary

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Legal Assistant/Secretary
Location: Redditch
Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 DOE
Hours: 9.00am - 5.15pm Monday - Friday
Here at Findyourfootsteps Recruitment, we have teamed up with one of the U.K's leading legal firms in the support of their recruitment for a legal assistant/secretary for their office in Redditch. The area of law you will have experience within is conveyancing.

Responsibilities include:

• General administrative tasks
• Prepare and submit quotes to clients
• Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents
• Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
• Opening/closing files on the case management system, compliant with the firms AML and quality standards and SRA and CQS regulations
• Experience of Leasehold transactions
• Carry out searches online
• Use Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions and ordering official copies, leases and title plans
• Generate Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submit applications
• Preparing and submitting bills, receipts and payments to the finance team for fee earners
• Occasional reception cover

About you:

• Preferably previous work experience as a Conveyancing Assistant
• Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
• Advanced computer xwwtmva literacy (word, excel, outlook)
• Working knowledge of case management software
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail
• Basic understanding of the conveyancing process

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