Legal Secretary

Leeds City Centre - 3 days in office, 2 days working from home.
£27,000 - £30,000

Your new role

• Organising and prioritising workloads on an ongoing basis, in conjunction with fee earners
• Maintaining the fee earner diary / being aware of fee earner day-to-day commitments
• Preparing inward and outward correspondence
• Alerting, and agreeing with fee earner's, any changes in circumstances and priority with regard to workload
• Opening and closing files and general matter maintenance, ensuring all relevant money laundering documentation is completed to comply with the Solicitors Accounts Rules and the firm's protocols and policies.
• Liaising with clients and taking instructions under the supervision of and as directed by fee earners
• Preparing, submitting and downloading property searches
• Preparing, amending and finalising legal documents and reports as directed by fee earners

• Preparing and submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax forms using the SDLT website
• Interfacing with the Land Registry
• Producing / assisting in the completion of monthly bills
• E-filing of all documents and correspondence
• Using precedents as directed and delegated by fee earners to prepare and draft documents as directed

What you'll need to succeed

You must have recent experience of working as a legal secretary in order to be considered for this role.

What you'll get in return

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Buy additional annual leave

Generous pension contribution
Career development.

What you need to do now

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