Legal Secretary/ Pa

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Page Personnel Full time

Recruiting a Legal PA/ Secretary for a business in Edinburgh
- Permanent position for Private Client

**About Our Client**:
Long-established legal firm based in Edinburgh
- Assist the Legal Director with all aspects of conveyancing administration from client onboarding to file closure to include but not limited to:

- During periods of absence, manage pre
- and post-settlement administration under the authority of the fee earners.
- Prepare offers.
- Obtain Home Reports/Sales Brochures.
- Note interest on behalf of clients.
- Draft legal documentation - Dispositions, Discharges, Standard Securities etc.
- Prepare LBTT Returns, State for Settlement, Advance Notices, Land Registration Forms.
- Request factoring information, Multi-search, Updated Legal Reports, Charges Searches, Copy Deeds, Statutory Notice information and Coal Reports.
- Prepare and issue Terms of Engagement.
- Prepare fee quotes.
- Submit Advance Notices, LBTT Returns, deeds for registration.
- Raise and issue fees.
- Maintain CRM records
- Open and close files.
- Onboard new clients.
- Cash room entries for all aspects of debits and credits.
- Request redemption statements, redeem loans, check bank details with clients, lenders and solicitors according to procedure.
- Digital dictation
- Liaise with clients and be a first point of contact when the Legal Director is unavailable.
- Liaise with other departments.
- Maintenance of lender portals (LMS, Lender Exchange) Various other general administration tasks as directed.

**The Successful Applicant**:
**Knowledge and experience**:

- Recent relevant experience working within a Legal setting in a PA/Secretary capacity.
- Minimum of 2 years conveyancing experience

**Skills & Abilities**:

- Excellent administration, attention to detail & organisational skills with the ability to deal with a very busy workload effectively
- Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise own workload
- Flexible, dependable and able to multi-task
- Keyboard accuracy is important - minimum of 65 wpm
- Solid IT skills including the use of the MS Office suite, Digital Dictation & the ability to pick up bespoke systems effectively
- Excellent communication skills - both written & verbal
- Ability to build constructive working relationships within team, with colleagues and Management Team.

**What's on Offer**:

- Competitive salary and great benefits
- Permanent
- Based in Edinburgh


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