At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide essential secretarial support to the Residential Conveyancing team.
- Company: Leading law firm in Edinburgh City Centre with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £35,000 plus benefits and full-time hours.
- Other info: Fast-paced role with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Join a top firm and enhance your legal skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Legal Secretary, especially in Residential Conveyancing, is essential.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 35000 £ per year.
Edinburgh City Centre based | fully office-based role
Permanent | Full time hours | Monday to Friday
Salary up to £35,000 per annum + benefits (depending on experience)
Search Consultancy are delighted to be working exclusively with a leading Law firm based in Edinburgh City Centre to recruit this role on a permanent basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive secretarial support to fee earners within the firm’s Residential Conveyancing team. This role would ideally suit an experienced Legal Secretary (preferably with specific Conveyancing experience) looking to join one of Scotland’s leading firms in the field!
Duties involved in this role will include:
- Timely and accurate completion of varied documentation and correspondence as required in accordance with the fee earner instructions and department styles
- Undertaking digital dictation and typing for the fee earners on a daily basis
- Dealing with incoming calls, emails & correspondence coming into the department, flagging & escalating as appropriate
- Taking & passing on messages to the appropriate person within the department
- Assisting fee earners with ad hoc administration as & when required such as form filling
- Liaising with the Secretarial Support Manager to help plan allocation of work across the teams & staff
- Various other Secretarial & Admin duties as directed
In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:
- Previous experience as a Legal Secretary or Legal Administrator preferably with exposure specifically to Residential Conveyancing – this experience is ESSENTIAL
- Excellent organisation skills & excellent attention to detail – with the ability to prioritise a very busy workload & pivot your focus when needed
- First class IT and typing skills including a good level of competence with the MS Office suite and preferably some experience of using digital dictation software
- First class communication skills – both written & verbal
If this is the role for you, apply now! Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.
Legal Secretary in Edinburgh employer: Search
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