Legal Assistant

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Browns Recruitment Group Full time

**PARALEGAL / LEGAL ASSISTANT**

**COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT**

**SALARY NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING UPON EXPERIENCE**

Responsible to: Head of Commercial Property

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 skills
- 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

General responsibilities:
Tasks: Commercial Property Fee Earners Other fee earners as required.
- 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
- Linking incoming post to appropriate case files
- Ensuring outgoing post/DX is taken to reception for dispatch
- Liaising with court staff and other third parties as required
- Reception cover, as required

**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV TO TANYA BROWN AT BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP AS DIRECTED.


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