Paralegal / Legal Assistant - Property Team - Legal 500 Top Tier

Job Description

Do you have approximately one years fee-earning experienceDo you have knowledge, experience and passion for property law and practicesDo you want to progress your legal career and work your way up to becoming a solicitorIf yes, wed love to talkRole Info:Legal Assistant - Property TeamSt Albans, Hertfordshire£22,000 - £28,000 depending on experiencePlus benefits package + career and personal developmentLegal 500 Top Tier 2021 Award-winning firmCulture: Friendly & supportive, with a family feelHeadcount: 115About Us:As part of a larger law firm, we offer our clients an integrated service working with our property, employment, litigation, commercial and private client specialists to provide a rounded client experience.Our lawyers continue to work on notable property transactions not just in Hertfordshire, but across the UK. The quality of our clients and the nature of their property transactions mean we often have national and or multi-national firms on the other side,such as Dentons, Eversheds Sutherland, Gowling, Womble Bond Dickinson and Osborne Clarke.We mainly help corporates, owner managed/family businesses, entrepreneurs and SMEs employees in a range of sectors including education and healthcare in Hertfordshire and London.We also continue to advise a range of local and national clients including:+ Large corporates+ Ecclesiastical+ Charities+ Secured lending+ HospitalityThe Legal Assistant Role:We are currently looking for a legal assistant to join our busy property team. This role will involve progressing client files under the direction of the team leader, and to provide legal and administrative assistance to the solicitors in the property team.Key Responsibilities:Activities will be varied and will include, but are not limited to the following:+ Client Service+ Matters Administration+ Administrative Duties+ Assist Solicitors with their property filesAbout You:+ Knowledge, experience and passion for property law and practices.+ Educated to degree level but not necessarily in Law.+ Experience of working within a Property Department of a Law Firm/local government/planning consultancy or relevant legal qualifications would be preferred.+ Administrative experience in a Law firm is desirable.+ Adopts a client-centered focus at all times taking responsibility for the level of client service they provide and takes proactive steps to maximize and improve client relationships.+ Creative problem-solving ability.+ Good written and verbal communication skills.+ Fast and accurate keyboard skills.+ Good grasp of grammar and spelling.+ Computer literacy in relevant software packages.+ Ability to multitask, organise, prioritise and plan.+ Ability to work calmly under pressure and with a demanding workload.+ Confident with the ability to interface and develop relationships with a variety of people.+ Organisation skills including the ability to prioritise work.+ Ability to follow instructions given.+ Good time keeping.+ Professional appearance.Benefits Package:+ Health cash plan after probationary period+ 3% pension contribution+ Death in Service (2 x salary)+ 23 days holiday per annum plus Christmas ex gratia days+ Subsidised car parking+ Eligibility to participate in the firms bonus schemeSounds like a good fit Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager.Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data isprocessed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.