Job Description

Job Title:

Legal Secretary - Residential Property

Location

: Bury St Edmunds

THE ROLE

Part time/full time

We are looking for a Legal Secretary to join the Residential Property team , on either a part-time or full time basis. Working in our Bury St Edmunds office, your duties will be varied but will include:

Transcription and production of correspondence/documentation requested by the fee earners via digital dictation and Outlook, to include amending and formatting where necessary.

To deal with all general conveyancing duties, to include the preparation of contract packs, ordering searches, preparing and submitting SDLT forms, and submitting applications to HMLR.

To open/close files on instructions from the fee earners.

Producing invoices.

To attend to clients both on the telephone and in person for the purpose of dealing with enquiries from existing and new clients and otherwise as instructed by the fee earner

To take and record accurately any messages and pass on the same to the appropriate person without delay.

To assist with cover for other secretaries (within the firm generally) when they are on holiday or unwell.

To make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain an up-to-date diary for your fee earners.

To ensure the confidentiality of all client documentation and/or information.

To undertake additional tasks as deemed reasonable to meet the needs of the team in the delivery of excellent client service.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Experience of working in an office environment, ideally within a property team at a law firm.

The ability to work accurately, with good attention to detail.

The ability to type at 60 WPM.

Good administration and Microsoft Office skills.

The ability to work as part of a team.

Strong time management and organisational skills.

Excellent communication skills.

The ability to work to deadlines.

A good level of education, ideally to include GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.

A professional and friendly demeanour.

Experience with case management systems is desirable but not essential.

BENEFITS

The chance to work with a friendly team with high professional standards.

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.

Hybrid working arrangements.

Private medical insurance.

Dental and health cash plan.

Personal pension scheme.

Group life assurance.

Employee assistance program.

In-house health & wellbeing initiatives.

Car parking facilities.

Discretionary annual bonus.

HOURS AND SALARY

The salary for this role is 31,720.00 (FTE)

Working hours are 9am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday.

THE FIRM

Greene & Greene has been providing legal services from offices in Bury St Edmunds since 1893. The firm offers a broad range of legal advice to individuals and companies in respect of a large range of legal services both nationally and internationally.

We are consistently ranked highly for providing an excellent client service in both Legal 500 and Chambers legal directories. We pride ourselves on being a firm that provides practical advice from expert legal professionals, working in partnership with our clients to become their legal provider of choice. Our aim is to ensure our clients get to where they want to be in the most straightforward manner.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Greene & Greene is committed to fostering a diverse, equal and inclusive working environment. We recruit based on suitability for the role, experience, and qualifications (where applicable). We welcome applications from everyone regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, socio-economic background, pregnancy or maternity status or sexual orientation.

TO APPLY

If you have any question and would like to apply, please send your CV and covering letter to: Trudie Wright, Practice Manager, trudiewright@greene-greene.com.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,000.00-31,720.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Private medical insurance Work from home
Schedule:

Holidays Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bury St. Edmunds IP33 1QB