Legal Assistant

A well established Coventry based law firm are currently looking to recruit a Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant to join their residential conveyancing department on a full time basis. You will be assisting the Fee Earners with a range of administrative tasks to support the Conveyancing process.

You must have a good understanding of property law firm a minimum of 6 months experience.

This role is full time office based Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Duties include

• Providing conveyancing quotes
• Opening new files
• Dealing with client enquiries and queries over the telephone and in person, and providing updates to clients and estate agents
• Setting up files for completion
• To progress files through to post-completion, file closing and progressing to archive
• Undertaking dictation
• To scan, maintain and prepare full attendance notes
• Obtaining correct documentation for Anti Money Laundering purposes
• Updating LMS and Lender Exchange
• Submitting registrations and dealing with requisitions

The firm offer an excellent benefits package including

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• 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
• BUPA Health cash plan scheme
• Employee assistance programme for both employees and their families
• Death in service benefit
• Access to online GP support
• Bereavement and probate helpline and counselling service support for employees and their families
• Career development opportunities
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Discounted legal fees including free Will
• Long service awards
• Charity and community activities