Legal Secretary - Commercial
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Hampshire, Fareham
- Salary
- £20000.00 - £23000 per annum
- Closing date
- 2 Nov 2018
- Reference
- BBBH20955
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- Practice area
- Commercial property
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal secretary
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Legal Secretary - Commercial Property / Corporate - Fareham £20,000 - £23,000
A leading Hampshire law firm are currently looking to appoint secretarial support to the existing team of a well regarded regional Commercial Property team. They pride themselves in providing quality legal services delivered with the local business community in mind.
If you are an experienced Legal Secretary with established expertise in supporting fee earners who deal with the full remit of commercial property matters (with some corporate work also) this could be an excellent opportunity for you. Alternatively you may an experienced Legal Secretary from a background that would lend itself well to quickly grasping commercial matters with a keen desire to apply yourself and learn new skills and procedures.
Day to day duties will be varied but will include digital dictation (Bighand), legal document production, various legal / registry searches (Land Reg, HMRC, Co's House), liaison with clients, various local authorities and commercial agents. You should be competent in file closing / opening and take a positive and enthusiastic approach to your work.
You will be highly organised and competent in dealing with all matters related to keeping good order of client files and ensuring smooth progress for each case. Being a good communicator is key and a personable nature with the ability to speak to clients occasionally via the telephone to keep them informed on progress of their case when necessary.
There is a very good culture of professionalism within the firm with a genuinely friendly and open approach when it comes to engaging with the fee earners and partners. This is further reflected by high staff retention rates. They also provide a supportive environment to those wishing to further themselves professionally.
For further details please contact Gary Longmate at QED Legal or simply apply direct to through this ad.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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