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Legal Assistant - Various - Leicester
THIS VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED. TO SUBMIT A SPECULATIVE APPLICATION, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR CV AND A COVERING NOTE TO LINDSAY CARTER - lindsaycarter@hcbgroup.com
Wer are looking for an an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Leicester office working with existing support team for the Litigation, Private Client and Conveyancing teams.
Responsibilities include:
- Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
- Making detailed attendance notes of all correspondence
- Opening/closing files, keeping files updated with correspondence (electronic and hard copy) and ensuring compliance with SRA regulations/firm style
- Administrative support (including photocopying and scanning etc)
- Drafting basic letters and preparing/submitting basic legal documents
- Completing legal forms, registering legal documents and submitting applications to the Court
- Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
- Monitoring deadlines
- Preparing bundles/ebundles for Court
- Searches and registering Wills with Certainty
- Preparing and submitting bills to the finance team for fee earners
- Preparing Estate Accounts on Excel
- Preparing quotes to clients and drafting completion statements
- Assist Fee Earner in preparing report on title, report on mortgage and search report for clients
- Raising enquiries and replying to requisitions
- Carry out searches online
- Use Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions and ordering official copies, leases and title plans
- Generate Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submit applications
- Drafting forms such as AP1s and TP/TR1s
- Preparing and submitting bills to the finance team for fee earners
- Reception cover
- Preparing and taking the banking and post.
Requirements for this role include:
- Preferably previous work experience as legal assistant/secretary
- Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
- Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)
- Working knowledge of case management software
- Proficiency in English
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Full time
- 25 days holiday + BHs.
- Attractive salary dependent on experience.
- Annual bonus related to achievement of fee income targets
- Monthly holiday bonus scheme (extra days holiday for each monthly income target achieved)
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities
- This role will be working within a friendly, well established and approachable team.
To Apply for this position, please email your CV and a covering note to Lindsay Carter - lindsaycarter@hcbgroup.com