Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing

Location: Tenterden

Hours: Full time; 9am – 5:30pm Mon-Friday

Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 DOE

The role:

This is an opportunity to join a leading client in the legal field, within the Kent area. The role is working for their busy conveyancing team based in Tenterden, but also supporting the Private Client team as an when needed. Private Client experience isnt essential, as this can be taught. The role involves providing full secretarial support, diary management, meeting and greeting clients, audio transcription, submitting searches and handling telephone queries from clients and/or third parties. General typing/correspondence and document work, alongside the preparation of legal forms where required.

About you:

Successful applicants will have solid residential conveyancing experience within a legal environment and be able to use initiative. This is a busy role therefore individuals must be able to work proactively, coupled with a good client manner and technical competence. Knowledge of Land Registry Portal, BigHand, Oyez Forms, Searchflow and/or Partner 4 Windows would be advantageous.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare after six months of continuous employment
• Workplace pension
• 30% discount on all legal services for members of staff
• 25% discount on legal services for staff’s immediate family members 
• No sick bonus of £100 payable in December if you have zero days off sick in the year
• Formal black tie Christmas party every year and annual summer BBQ/party firm wide
• Subscription to childcare vouchers