Legal Assistant/Secretary - Conveyancing/Family
- Employer
- Clayton Legal
- Location
- England, Buckinghamshire, Beaconsfield
- Salary
- £19000 - £24000 per annum
- Closing date
- 21 Sep 2017
- Reference
- CMS029308'2002
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- Practice area
- Conveyancing - residential, Family
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 2 years
- Position
- Legal secretary, Legal assistant
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
A friendly, growing law firm are looking to recruit a Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary to assist 2 fee earners in the Conveyancing/Family Law department at their brand new office in Beaconsfield. The firm are expanding and looking to open this 3rd new office in Beaconsfield in September.
The fee earners will be handling Conveyancing and Family work so ideally they would want someone with experience in both of these areas or someone with good all round legal secretarial experience with a bright personality and a ¿can do¿ attitude.
Your duties will include:
- Answering the telephone/taking messages
- Dealing with clients and other people calling at the office
- Progressing cases as requested by the fee earner
- Liaising with third parties, particularly estate agents
- Producing completion statements and drawing up bills
- General administrative tasks in relation to individual file management
- Word processing / Sending and receiving e-mails / Making appointments
- Filing /Photocopying / Sending and receiving faxes
- Linking incoming post to appropriate case files
- Ensuring outgoing post/DX is taken to reception for dispatch
- Liaising with court staff and other third parties as required
You will have excellent telephone skills, time management skills, high standard of English grammar and spelling, audio typing experience (60+ words per minute) and general admin/office skills.
Salary on offer is £19k - £24k per annum (dependant on experience)
To apply for this role please email a recent copy of your CV to r.pindoria@clayton-legal.co.uk
Clayton Legal recruits for law firms and In House departments across the UK. Our pedigree and service levels give those looking to move in the legal market, and law firms looking to recruit a refreshingly different recruitment experience. You will work with experienced professionals, dedicated to your success. Take a look at our web site www.clayton-legal.co.uk for our latest blogs and legal news and to ke
Company
With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.
What we specialise in
We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.
We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:
- Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
- Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
- Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
- Family
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Banking
- Cost Lawyers
- Practice Management/Legal Cashiers
Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-
- The North West
- Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
- The West and East Midlands
- London and the Home Counties
- The South West
Why Clayton Legal?
- We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
- We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
- We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
- We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
- Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
- We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.
We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.
So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk
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- https://www.clayton-legal.co.uk/
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