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Conveyancing Department Paralegal Assistant & Legal Secretary: £24k - £25k (D.O.E)

Summary:

With a long established and well-earned reputation for excellence, Wainwright and Cummins LLP offer our clients a full range of high-class legal services for both businesses and individuals. The main duties of this role are to provide legal secretarial support to their supervising fee earner with a view to develop the paralegal support. The ability to learn on the job additional skills to assist in their duties that will enhance the fee earner ability to operate more effectively. This will include but will not be limited to the job role given below. The legal secretary is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative while working in a team. To provide speedy support to the fee earners within the conveyancing team. To provide general administrative support to the team.

Responsibilities and Requirements:
Undertake certain elements of fee earning work under supervision. In particular: 

• Administrative duties including photocopying, scanning, filing, opening door, answering phones and letter writing;
• File creation and client care correspondence;
• Preparing Stamp Duty forms;
• Making appointments and arranging meetings;
• Preparing completion statements and invoices;
• Preparing all necessary accounts forms and understanding client ledgers;
• Preparing Land Registry applications and dealing with requisitions;
• Producing first drafts of contracts, deeds and leases;
• Dealing with pre‐completion requisitions;
• Closing and archiving files;
• Ensuring meeting rooms and working area are set up and cleared before and after meetings;
• Deputise for fee earners in their absence;
• Confident in passing urgent issues to another fee earners and asking for guidance;
• Remain up-to-date with changes in the law.

Personal Specification/ Requirements:

• Have at least 2 years’ experience as a commercial property paralegal or higher;
• Have experience with the Land Registry portal and SDLT online;
• Enthusiastic attitude;
• Hardworking and can demonstrate initiative;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including experience in dealing with a range of clients via telephone and face-to-face;
• Well organised and good time keeping;
• The ability to complete assigned tasks effectively and promptly;
• A cheerful personality;
• Adaptable and accommodating;
• Good attention to detail;
• IT competent, particularly with reference to the use of Word and Excel;
• A good telephone manner and the ability to deal with clients;
• Knowledge / experience working within a case management systems;
• Accurate typing with a good sense of layout and presentation of letters and documentation.

The ideal candidate is committed to the very best standards of practice and is very proud of their reputation. Wainwright and Cummins require an enthusiastic Commercial Property Paralegal / Property Secretary to provide support to the commercial partner and fee earners. This roll would suit applicant with a secretarial background.

This job description is not restrictive in any way and should be regarded only as a guideline to the duties required and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder. This job description does not form part of the final Contract of Employment.

If you are interested please reply to us directly by emailing your CV and cover letter to: careers@wainwrightcummins.co.uk
 

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