Legal Secretary

Job Description

Are you experienced Legal Secretary seeking a new role Look no further!This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious secretary/administrator to join a successful and growing Commercial Property team in Norwich.We are seeking someone who will work as a member of our existing team of secretaries and administrators to support the lawyers in all aspects of their work. We are looking for the right person for this role, and all applicants will be considered on theirindividual merits, regardless of their prior experience – we are as happy to work with someone at the start of their career as we are someone with decades of experience; what matters to us is your ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team,supporting others and being supported by them.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with our lawyers in delivering excellent client service on the full range of Commercial Property deals, both locally and nationally, including strategic land promotion, residential and commercialdevelopment, investment sales and purchases, leasing and asset management (acting for both landlords and tenants), real estate finance, clean energy and general advisory work.The Role:Producing and amending documents with speed and accuracyA user of key software packages and applications, including the Land Registry portal, DocuSign and third-party search providers, and taking responsibility for any training needs to improve relevant skills needed to meet business requirementsWorking proactively with colleagues to ensure documentation meets client expectations and deadlinesProcessing property searches, responding to search provider queries and collating/tracking results for lawyers to review.Administrative skills:Managing the diaries of lawyers in Microsoft Outlook to include:making appointmentssending and responding to appointmentsProcessing expenses claims, payment requisition forms and returned advancesMaintaining and updating accurate client and other contact details on our databaseProcessing forms including new client forms, new matter forms, money laundering forms, training course booking forms and similarEnsuring that all electronic and paper filing is up to date and maintained at regular intervalsPreparing narratives and bills and keep billing files up to dateScheduling deeds and documents and making arrangements for their storageAssisting lawyers with their file managementWhy YouSecretarial qualification or educated to GCSETyping speed of at least 50 wpmExcellent spelling and punctuationExcellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and ExcelWhats in it for you· 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays· Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service· Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)· Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)· Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)· Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance· Paid ESG day (Environmental, Social and Governance)· Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave· Subsidised gym membership· Electric car scheme· Eye Care Voucher· Agile Working Policy· Dress for your Day PolicyThis is a full-time role working Monday to Friday with agile working policy.InterestedPlease call Michelle Topley on or email your CV to . Alternatively apply online.