Legal Assistant

7 months ago


Runcorn, United Kingdom Rowlinson's Solicitors Full time

**Location**: Sutton Weaver

**Salary**: Dependent on experience

**Benefits**:Company Pension Scheme, Hybrid Working available, Wellness Packages, Life Insurance Scheme, Free Office Parking and a great team environment

**Required qualifications, skills and experience**
- Excellent IT and audio typing skills
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Preferably previous experience as a Conveyancing Assistant or experience of working in another professional office

**The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking a Residential Property Assistant to join our team at Rowlinson’s. We are a Solicitors firm with a modern outlook and pride ourselves on our level of service given to our clients. This role would be a great fit for someone who is ambitious, hardworking and who is keen to develop their conveyancing experience.

The primary role of a Conveyancing Assistant is to provide direct support to his/her Fee Earner to enable the Fee Earner to operate efficiently. This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities listed below. The Conveyancing Assistant is also expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.

**Main responsibilities**
- Opening new files and issue new clients with Client Care Letters, Terms and Conditions etc.
- Preparing correspondence and documents through audio typing and word processing
- Commissioning pre-exchange & pre-completion searches, obtain Legal Indemnity Policies and request documentation from the Land Registry
- Arranging for all copying to be carried out and if Reception are not able to do so, undertake the task in person
- Making appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for his/her Fee Earner
- Attending to clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm’s standards for client care
- Accurately preparing all invoices and completion statements for submission to the Accounts Department and sending to clients
- Correctly recording all funds that are remitted and received by completing posting slips and set files up for completion
- Prepare all mail and enclosures for posting
- Keeping the Case Management System and all file inlay sheets up to date throughout the course of the transaction
- Administer filing; This will include daily filing and also the archiving, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the Office Manual
- Provide support to other assistants and Reception as and when required
- Provide guidance to Reception and temporary assistants as and when required to do so
- Undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development
- Ensure confidentiality of all the firms and client’s documentation and information
- Comply with the Solicitor’s Accounts Rules and the Rules on the Professional Conduct of Solicitors or other professional body (if applicable)
- Comply with the requirements of the Lexcel and Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation and the protocols contained within

**Company Overview**

Whilst we might be a bit biased, we think we are a great business to work for. Employee well-being is at the heart of our ethos, and in addition we offer a substantial benefit package, including: a generous holiday entitlement, great pension scheme, Life Insurance, a great social culture and an ethos that promotes personal and professional development. You will be initially trained in our offices, but once trained you can then work on a hybrid working from home basis.

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

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Runcorn, WA7 3LF



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