Legal Secretary

Summary: The role of Temporary Legal Secretary involves providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support within a Residential Conveyancing team. The position focuses on facilitating property transactions by assisting fee earners with document production and client communication. Key tasks include managing client files, typing legal documents, and maintaining filing systems. The ideal candidate will ensure smooth operations from instruction to completion of property transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide full secretarial support to conveyancing fee earners.
• Assist with residential property transactions including sales, purchases, re-mortgages, and transfers of equity.
• Audio and copy typing of legal correspondence and documents.
• Drafting standard letters and emails from dictation or templates.
• Opening, closing, and archiving client files in line with compliance requirements.
• Maintaining accurate electronic and paper filing systems.
• Communicating with clients, estate agents, solicitors, mortgage lenders, and other third parties.
• Handling inbound telephone enquiries professionally and directing where appropriate.
• Providing updates to clients as directed by fee earners.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a legal secretarial role, preferably within residential conveyancing.
• Proficient in audio and copy typing.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in document production.
• Familiarity with compliance requirements in legal practice.
• Proficient in using electronic filing systems.

Salary (Rate): £14.00 Hourly

City: Doncaster

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Legal