Admin / Receptionist - Clitheroe

We are always looking for talented individuals to join our expanding team and are happy to receive speculative applications to join the firm. Please forward any such applications to our HR Manager Chris Mullaney along with a copy of your CV.

This is an opportunity to join an award-winning department with excellent long-term prospects for the right candidate. A full driving licence and car is essential as is an ability to deal with complex and sometimes distressing cases. We are looking to recruit a well-organised self-starter who is keen to make a difference and able to meet targets.

You must remain up to date with any changes to legislation, stay compliant with best practices, maintain up to date time records of work done and billing, and maintain CPD requirements in accordance with Law Society regulations. Watson Ramsbottom is Lexcel accredited, and our family department is highly recommended in the Legal 500. A friendly and supportive working environment awaits, with regular team and departmental training and an open door policy.

The main duties of the role will be as follows:

• The sale, purchase and lease of land or property.
• Development, infrastructure and planning projects.
• Property finance and investment.
• Leasehold management.
• Landlord and tenant disputes.
• The drafting, reviewing and negotiation of contracts.
• Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and disposals.

Ideally we are looking for a qualified Solicitor with minimum 2 years’ experience in corporate and commercial work but applications will be considered from those with alternative relevant qualifications or who can demonstrate equivalent skills and experience.

You should also have:

• An ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a small, supportive team while taking responsibility for their own work.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Pleasant and positive manner in dealing with colleagues and clients.
• Ability to evaluate a situation in the face of time constraints and react appropriately.
• Good time management, file organisation and personal organisation.

A salary and bonus commensurate with experience and skills and clear opportunity for progression within an ever-growing practice.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and hard-working private client legal secretary to work from our Clitheroe office. The prime role of the legal secretary is to provide direct support to his/her principal to enable them to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the key responsibilities given below. The legal secretary is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.

• Prepare correspondence and documents through audio-typing and word processing.
• Administer filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the office manual.
• Prepare mail and enclosures for dispatch.
• Arrange for all copying to be done, in person if the office assistant is not available to undertake the task.
• Make appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up to date diary for his/her principal.
• Provide support to other secretaries as required.
• Provide guidance to junior and temporary secretaries when required to do so.
• Attend clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm’s standards for client care.
• Undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate: Clitheroe: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

If you are interested, please submit a covering letter and your most up to date CV to our HR Manager chris.mullaney@watsonramsbottom.com or to: The HR Manager, Watson Ramsbottom Limited, 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn BB1 6DN.