Legal Assistant - Conveyancing

Legal Assistant - Conveyancing

Location: Thatcham

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 9.00am - 5.30pm

My client is a forward thinking, innovative and friendly law firm which has grown substantially in recent years and has offices throughout the region.?

They have an exciting new opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join their busy Conveyancing Team in the Thatcham office. This is a fantastic role for someone with strong organisational skills who enjoys working in a client-focused environment.

You will be supporting our lawyers with a wide range of conveyancing work including sales and purchases, re-mortgaging, while also providing general administrative support to the team.

Duties will include:

• Setting up new files accurately on instructions from lawyers
• Preparing sales packs, liaising with agents and dealing with enquiries
• Attending client meetings and providing day-to-day client liaison updating them on the progress of their work
• Preparing first draft contract papers, property search reports
• Preparing correspondence to clients, banks and other solicitors
• Maintaining accurate client files within the document management system
• Diary management and wider team administration support

Skills and experience required:

• Previous experience working as Conveyancing Assistant, Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary in Conveyancing
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong organisational skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Proven team player with demonstrable ability to build effective and trusting relationships with clients and colleagues?

Benefits include:

Flexible Leave (Holiday) Policy, pension, life assurance, medical health cash plan & discount portal with Virtual GP & wellbeing tools & advice.