Paralegal
PARALEGAL / LEGAL ASSISTANT - COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
CHESHAM
CIRCA £25,000
Person specification - Skills, knowledge and experience required:
- 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 skill
- Strong telephone skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
- Time management skills
- Good knowledge of the commercial property processes
- Good understanding of commercial property terminology
- A friendly and approachable nature with an enthusiastic approach to the job
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- 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
- Ability to work as part of a team
Tasks:
- Answering the telephone/taking messages
- Dealing with clients and other people calling at the office
- Progressing cases as requested by the fee earner
- Opening and closing matters using LEAP software
- Dealing with compliance matters (AML searches, etc.)
- Making appointments
- Attending clients
- Liaising with third parties
- Producing completion statements and drawing up bills
- Dealing with post completion matters and dealing with Land Registry
- General Paralegal tasks in relation to individual file management:
- Word processing
- Sending and receiving e-mails
- FilingPhotocopying
- Linking incoming post to appropriate case files
- Ensuring outgoing post/DX is taken to reception for dispatch
- Sending and receiving faxes
- Liaising with court staff and other third parties as required
- Reception cover, as required
- Other tasks as required
Required skills
- Case Management
- Compliance
- Law Firm
- LEAP
- Legal
- Property Law
- Secretarial
- Solicitors
- Paralegals
Reference: 52394060
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