Legal Assistant - Commercial / Residential
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, West Sussex, Bognor Regis
- Salary
- £19000 - £24000 per annum
- Closing date
- 15 Nov 2018
- Reference
- BBBH21282
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- Practice area
- Commercial property, Conveyancing - residential, Conveyancing - commercial
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal secretary, Legal assistant
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Legal Secretary / Assistant - Commercial + Residential Property - Bognor
An excellent local firm established over the decades they have a great reputation in West Sussex for providing a straightforward and friendly service to both the individual and business client. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to provide legal support to the Commercial and Residential Conveyancing Department.
The commercial conveyancing department offers considerable expertise in acting for all types of businesses, sole traders, partnerships and limited companies in connection with the purchase, sale and leasing of business property. They also act for commercial landlords and are used to dealing with the sale and purchase, and the leases of commercial properties, including industrial units. We also deal with farm purchases and sales.
The Residential side focuses providing a straight forward conveyancing process ensuring each transaction efficiently completed with a minimum of fuss. The department deal with all types of property, freehold, leasehold, houses, maisonettes, flats and apartments.
A competent Legal Secretary/Assistant is required to support the department, you will work with experienced fee earners in a busy yet friendly office. Previous experience in Commercial Property and/or Residential Property would be ideal with familiarity of the terminology and various processes involved in matters of this nature being key to the role itself.
A good command of general IT and legal related software is advantageous, you will be used to operating in what is often a time sensitive and demanding working environment. Therefore the ability to competently manage and stay organised in dealing with varying workload is essential. A friendly and approachable manner with a willingness to role up your sleeves and help in times of high demand will see you welcomed with open arms!
The firm is located within easy reach of all the local transport links and just a short walk to all of the local amenities. For further details feel free to apply online or call today and ask for Gary.
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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