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Role Legal Assistant Location Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Posted 13th October 2026
Legal Assistant
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Assistant to join our busy Group Legal team at our office in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
The Person
You will be a people person aligned to the Gateway brand. You will be a great communicator with a track record of delivering the best client and customer experience possible. Promoting the brand and creating new opportunities will come as second nature to you.
The Job
- Dealing with pre-contract sales enquiries in respect of any relevant sales, re-mortgages or transfer of equity
- Post completion - dealing with and receipting Notice of Transfer/Charge
- Updating our company case management system with new lessee details/charge details
- Dealing with and creating Deed of Covenants, Certificate of Compliance and Share Certificates
- Supporting solicitors throughout the litigation process
- Ensuring the accounts are clear prior to the release of any sales information packs and on the completion of a sale
- Processing cheques and liaising with our accounts department
- Scanning and filing all documentation that passes through, e.g. Notices, Land Reg docs etc.
- We are looking for individuals with:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel)
- The ability to work to strict deadlines and manage a large and varied caseload
What You Need
- Previous litigation experience is desirable
Job location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Job Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Job Salary: Competitive with an annual review
Annual leave: 23 days plus bank holidays
Extras
- Company pension scheme
- company membership programmes
- employee referral incentive
- seasonal company events
- training and relevant qualification sponsorship
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