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Legal Secretary

5 months ago


Sandbach, United Kingdom Butcher & Barlow Full time

Our Residential Property team has a vacancy for a part time secretary to be based at our Sandbach branch office.

This is a part time role with an immediate start.

**Department**:Residential Property

**Location**:Sandbach

**Hours**: Monday and Tuesday 8.30 - 5.00

**Purpose of Role**: To provide support and a high quality administration service to the Residential Property Team.

**Responsible to**: Lead Conveyancer at the branch.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Assisting the Lead Conveyancer in the general administration of files, to include, amongst other things; opening new files, input of data in to the database, filing and closing files.
- Preparation of documents and typing, both dictation and copy work.
- Transcription of digital dictation and copy work.
- Ensuring confidentiality and security of all matters dealt with.
- Maintain high professional standards, confidence and integrity.
- Comply fully with the CQS Protocol, Office Manual and Staff Handbook.
- Such other tasks as the firm may from time to time require.

**Qualifications**: None essential

**Experience**:Legal experience within a Residential Property team is essential. Case management experience would be advantageous although training will be given.

**Knowledge / Skills**:

- Appropriate manual dexterity and keyboard skills.
- Effective and courteous communicator, both face to face and over the telephone.
- Work calmly and accurately under pressure.
- Prioritise tasks.
- Effective management of time
- Good standard of computer literacy and willingness and ability to learn new technology.

**Qualities**:

- Discretion and ability to work in a confidential environment
- Pleasant, approachable and polite
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ability to work as a part of a team
- Able to show initiative
- Attention to detail
- Highly motivated

Butcher & Barlow is one of the most respected law firms in the North West and our Residential Property Team is a key part of the business, with the service being provided across all of our locations. Our aim at Butcher & Barlow is to build long term relationships with our clients through trust and respect and unpinning those relationships with a sense of togetherness and a common goal. We work with our clients, not for them, working with them to make the right decisions.

We work with each other with the same integrity, inspiring confidence in our clients, professional contacts and colleagues through our collaborative approach, working as a teams to progress matters quickly and efficiently.