Legal Assistant Co Commercial & Commercial Property

Our client has a permanent, full time vacancy for a Legal Assistant to provide efficient support to their Company Commercial & Commercial Property department.

The Role

• File inception including client onboarding and conducting KYC checks, completing compliance requirements
• Manage correspondence received and organising into files as needed
• Managing diaries and monitoring inboxes for Fee Earners
• Taking phone calls
• Liaising with clients and other parties in transactions
• Manage and create datarooms
• Organise external and internal meetings (in-person & virtually)
• Invoice preparation
• Upkeep aged debts and residual balances
• Draft and prepare necessary documents as directed by Fee Earners
• Property Searches
• Managing post-completion matters
• Submit Stamp Duty Returns
• Submit Land Registry Applications
• Submit Companies House filings
• File closures and file and deed storage
• Wherever and whenever possible, using best endeavours to promote the firm
• Encourage new clients to the firm

Requirements

• Understanding of law
• Previous knowledge of Land Registry and Stamp Duty applications
• Knowledge of legal procedures
• Computer skills to include a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Organisation and prioritisation
• Professional telephone manner and good people skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication, ability to converse with a diverse range of people at all levels
• Honesty, integrity and reliability
• Conscientious and methodical
• Steadiness under pressure
• Proactivity

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