Overview
Our client has a permanent, full time vacancy for a Legal Assistant to provide efficient support to their Company Commercial & Commercial Property department.
Responsibilities
- File inception including client onboarding and conducting KYC checks, completing compliance requirements
- Manage correspondence received and organising into files as needed
- Managing diaries and monitoring inboxes for Fee Earners
- Taking phone calls
- Liaising with clients and other parties in transactions
- Manage and create datarooms
- Organise external and internal meetings (in-person & virtually)
- Invoice preparation
- Upkeep aged debts and residual balances
- Draft and prepare necessary documents as directed by Fee Earners
- Property Searches
- Managing post-completion matters
- Submit Stamp Duty Returns
- Submit Land Registry Applications
- Submit Companies House filings
- File closures and file and deed storage
- Wherever and whenever possible, using best endeavours to promote the firm
- Encourage new clients to the firm
Qualifications
- Understanding of law
- Previous knowledge of Land Registry and Stamp Duty applications
- Knowledge of legal procedures
- Computer skills to include a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Organisation and prioritisation
- Professional telephone manner and good people skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent communication, ability to converse with a diverse range of people at all levels
- Honesty, integrity and reliability
- Conscientious and methodical
- Steadiness under pressure
- Proactivity
Contact Details:
Ideal Personnel and Recruitment Solutions Limited Recruitment Team
