About the Role
We are currently looking for a pro‑active professional with an interest in the legal sector to fulfill a crucial role in our support staff within the Residential Property team. The Residential Property team is a fast‑growing, highly collaborative team with vast opportunity to excel within your career.
Responsibilities
Based in Cheltenham and reporting to our joint Head of Team, the Legal Assistant role objective is to provide in‑depth business support to the fee earners within the team, including the following responsibilities:
- Drafting and formatting of letters, documents, and forms such as sale contracts and exchange and completion letters.
- Conduct searches (Local Authority, Land Registry, Insolvency, Compliance Regulation).
- Being a first point of contact for any administrative and business support requirements for fee earners, anticipating the team’s needs where possible.
- Supporting the file opening process for the team.
- Assisting with the preparation of all financial transactions as required, including new matter quotes.
- Filtering client and agent queries, at times being the first point of contact for clients.
About You
- Sound knowledge of IT systems including full Microsoft Office suite and Teams.
- Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of your work, with confident typing abilities.
- Strong communication and organisation skills.
- Experience in a client‑facing environment would be advantageous.
- Former experience within a legal/professional services environment would be desirable.
- Experience in case management systems is preferable but not essential.
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Bonus scheme
- Life Assurance
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
- Healthcare cash‑plan
- 1/3 gym membership contribution
- Electric vehicle scheme
- Happy People/Perks at Work benefits portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Flu vaccinations
Equal Opportunities
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are a privileged armed forces‑friendly organisation.
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