Legal Secretary

The firm’s commercial department is seeking to appoint a legal secretary to work alongside its existing team to assist in driving forward the department’s expansion and development.
- A legal secretary with previous experience (ideally with conveyancing experience).
- Fast and accurate audio and copy typing.
- Produce and file documents (using the Case Management System).
- Filing which will include daily filing of correspondence and documents and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with detailed procedures.
- Preparing correspondence and enclosures for dispatch.
- Making appointments, arranging meetings and maintaining an up to date diary for the fee earner.
- Provide support to other secretaries as required and requested.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- IT literate - knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word and Outlook.
- Opening files - ensuring ID checks are completed and preparing compliance documentation (client care letters, Smartsearch and Anti Money Laundering documentation).
- Drafting bills to clients and disbursement bills.
- Undertaking online Land Registry searches and act in a responsive way to queries on behalf of lawyers and other legal professionals within the business.
- Ordering conveyancing searches.
- Organised with the ability to prioritise.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work within a team as well as individually, whilst demonstrating a proactive and enthusiastic “can-do” attitude.

Job Specifics:

- Salary (dependent on experience).
- Office hours are 9.00am - 5.00pm (one hour for lunch between 1.00pm - 2.00pm).

**Benefits**:

- Company pension.
- 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
- Ongoing training and development.
- Accessible to public transport.

**Applications **for all posted role(s) should **be addressed to**:
The Practice Manager
Vanderpump & Sykes LLP
Lough Point
2 Gladbeck Way
Enfield, EN2 7JA
- No Agencies_

**Training Contracts**
Occasionally, we are able to offer legal training contracts with our legal departments. When a vacancy arises we will advertise at the University of Law and in the Law Society Gazette inviting applicants to send their CV for consideration.

**Work experience**
There are currently no opportunities for work experience or shadowing.

**Notice to recruitment agencies**:
We are unable to accept speculative introductions and CVs from recruitment agencies. We will not be bound by any terms and conditions in relation to attempted introductions.

**Equal Opportunities**
Vanderpump & Sykes are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination with employees and clients.

**In endeavouring to become an equal opportunities employer, we will ensure that no job applicant or employee shall receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, colour, race, ethnic origin, religion, disability or age.