Commercial Property Legal Assistant

We have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join the Conveyancing Department within a local and highly reputable law firm. 

This a full time, permanent role and will be working from the offices in the Chesham area.  

On offer is a highly competitive salary and a variety of employee benefits such as eye tests, flexible working and more. 

The Role: 

As a Commercial Property Legal Assistantt, you will be responsible for providing legal assistance and administrative support to Commercial Property Fee Earners and Other fee earners as required.

This is a varied role, where you will be answering the telephone, taking messages and dealing with clients and other people calling at the office. You will be dealing with compliance matters, opening and closing them using LEAP software, producing completion statements and drawing up bills, making appointments and attending to clients. 

You will also deal with posy completion matters and with Land Registry , as well as general paralegal and administrative tasks in relation to individual file management:

Word processing
Sending and receiving e-mails
Filing
Photocopying, Sending and receiving faxes
Linking incoming post to appropriate case files
Ensuring outgoing post/DX is taken to reception for dispatch
Requirements: 

Experience of working in a Commercial Property team (min. 1 year)
Audio typing – 60+ words per minute
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software
High standard of English grammar and spelling
Excellent attention to detail
General administration/office skills
Strong telephone skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
Time management skills with ability to prioritise own workload
Good knowledge of the commercial property processes and commercial property terminology
A friendly and approachable nature with an enthusiastic approach to the job
Ability to work as part of a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to deal sensitively with clients
Confident meeting with clients and speaking to clients and other third parties
Experience of using office equipment, e.g. photocopiers, scanners, fax machines
Filing experience
Diary management
Knowledge of forms/layouts used in legal documentation
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Experience in handling the administrative side of commercial property transactions
A ‘can do’ attitude and ability to work as part of a team
Must have a good working knowledge of the SRA Code of Conduct and Accounts Rules and able to work from offices in the Chesham Area

Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you're a Legal Assistant with commercial property experience and you're looking for a new opportunity then apply now! This role is immediately available for the right candidate