Job Description

Legal Secretary
Sheffield
Salary Negotiable

Are you a Property Legal Secretary looking for a new challenge in Residential for a reputable company with excellent benefits and working environment?

BENEFITS;
- Generous holiday entitlement + holiday purchase scheme
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced family friendly benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life assurance scheme
- Employee wellness initiatives
- Agile working
- Firm social events throughout the year.

SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Minimum of 3 Years Legal experience
- Minimum typing speed of 65 WPM
- Conveyancing experience would be beneficial
- Proficient IT skills - particularly Word, Excel.
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written, such that information is imparted efficiently and effectively at all levels internally and externally.
- Competent secretarial and office practice skills including precision, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Competent numeric skills including a basic understanding of accounts.

JOB ROLE:

My Client a well known Law Firm in Leeds are looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to work in their Property Department. The primary role is to provide administrative and secretarial support, at a high level.

- To provide full secretarial support to include word processing, diary management, regular and accurate filing, archiving, faxing, emailing, photocopying, dealing with telephone enquiries, billing and time recording. Software used includes Outlook and the Microsoft Office suite, primarily Word and Excel, along with the firm\'s accounting software (Axxia), Big Hand (digital dictation), and Oyez Forms.
- Acquire sufficient knowledge of the typical aspects of the areas of work to be able to carry out routine tasks with minimal instruction e.g. generate correspondence and draft documents on request using standard forms and letters.
- Perform other secretarial and administrative duties as may be required from time to time but not specifically referred to above.
- Maintain clear and precise communications with other members of staff and to treat them with politeness and consideration at all times.
- Deal with enquiries from telephone callers and clients effectively and efficiently and to ensure that all telephone messages requiring answers are responded to by you or communicated to the correct person for response in a timely fashion, as appropriate.
- Ensure all stock, equipment and machinery is used and maintained in a safe and secure manner and in accordance with the firm\'s Office Manual and to report any faults immediately to a secretarial coordinator.
- Comply at all times with the current versions of the Money Laundering Regulations as they apply to solicitors, the Solicitors\' Accounts Rules, the Solicitors\' Practice Rules, the Solicitors\' Investment Business Rules and all other practice rules and regulations from time to time in force as set out in the relevant Law Society\'s Guide or required by the SRA.

If you are a Property Legal Secretary interested in this role, please apply ASAP!

CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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