Legal Secretary
Holt End
£ 22000 - 25000/annum
Legal Secretary – Conveyancing
Location: Redditch
Part time or Full Time
Salary £22,000 - £25,000 DOE
Our client is looking to recruit a Legal Assistant to work within their conveyancing team at their Redditch Office.
Responsibilities include:
Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors, lenders and estate agents
Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
Opening/closing files on the case management system, compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA and CQS regulations
General administrative tasks
Prepare and submit quotes to clients and drafting completion statements
Check mortgage offers and prepare reports with supervision.
Experience of Leasehold transactions
To be able to prepare apportionment statements for leasehold properties
Carry out searches online
Checking and reporting on searches with supervision
Working towards checking freehold title and raising enquiries with supervision
Use Land Registry portal to submit registrations, replying to requisitions and ordering official copies, leases and title plans
Generate Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations and submit applications
Preparing and submitting bills, receipts and payments to the finance team for fee earners
Responsible for the organisation, safe custodian and release of Wills, Lasting Power of Attorney’s, Probates and other associated legal documents
Attend to clients both in per...