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- To provide a full administrative and secretarial service within the department to ensure that the work is carried out in an expeditious manner and to meet the standards required by the Company.      Â
- To work in accordance with the Office Manual and to act at all times in an appropriate manner as an employee of a professional practice.
- Undertake document preparation, typing, administration and secretarial work, following dictations from fee-earners
- Scanning post and allocating to fee earners electronically
- Assist in maintaining client files
- Providing Conveyancing quotes if required
- To progress files through to post-completion, file closing and progressing to archive
- Dealing with client enquiries and queries over the telephone and in person, and providing updates to clients and estate agents
- Update files on the Case Management System, maintain activities in case to ensure timely compliance with deadlines and required actions
- Undertake general administrative tasks
- Attend Department Meetings and Firm Wide Meetings
- Undertake any reasonable instructions made by Directors, Heads of Department, Line Manager or Fee Earners within the limits of this Job Description
- Experience of working in an administrative role for a law firm
- Strong typing skills and previous experience of following dictations
- Knowledge of Residential Conveyancing processes is desirable, but not essential
- Sound interpersonal skills
- Excellent client care
- Good organisation and administration skills with attention to detail
- Ability to be a team player
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows
- Working knowledge of Case Management Systems would be desirable
- Flexible attitude to work
- Excellent time keeping and organisational skills
- You may be required to work at the other offices of the Firm from time to time be as required by the management
- A competitive salary with annual reviews and genuine opportunity to progress
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Generous holiday entitlement, Holiday buy and sell scheme (on successful completion of probationary period)
- Office closure between Christmas and New Year (1 day of annual leave will be allocated to this). 1pm finish on Christmas Eve when it falls on a normal working day
- A range of other excellent benefits.
