Legal Assistant

3 days ago

Swansea, United Kingdom Howells Legal Limited Full time

**Job description**

As one of Wales’ fastest growing modern law firms, Howells combines a fresh and forward-thinking attitude, with a client-focused and grounded approach to deliver a range of award-winning, quality legal services.

We are looking for enthusiastic and engaged Legal Assistants to join our fast paced Residential Conveyancing Team. This is a great role for those looking to kick start their legal career with Howells and enhance their experience in the legal sector. This role will provide direct support to fee earners within the Residential Conveyancing Team, to enable them to operate at optimum efficiency, in addition to ensuring clients receive an excellent level of customer service throughout the transaction process.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Day to day interaction with new clients and updating clients / agents / solicitors where necessary.
- Taking client instructions, checking ID, source of funds, gift deposits, etc.
- Preparing draft documents and issuing sales contracts.
- Requesting mortgage redemption figures.
- Ordering searches.
- Replying to sales enquiries on both freehold / leasehold properties.
- Drafting transfer deeds.
- Dealing with exchange of contracts on sales and purchases.
- Ordering mortgage advances, undertaking pre completion searches.
- Setting up completions.
- Dealing with client enquiries and communicating with a variety of third parties.
- Adherence to AML, client care and compliance procedures.
- Providing full support to the conveyancing solicitors to enable them to operate efficiently.
- Preparing correspondence using our case management system.
- Administering filing systems which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
- Audiotyping (Dictation) as and when required.
- Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch.
- Making photocopies and storing client documents.

**What we're looking for**:

- Previous experience working in a law firm or in an office environment is desirable
- Friendly and helpful team player.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Well organised with ability to prioritise workload.
- Ability to work accurately with a good attention to detail.
- Able to use Microsoft Office packages and good typing skills.
- Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Resilient and calm under pressure.
- Excellent keyboard and word processing skills.
- Possess high levels of speed and accuracy.
- Have a good telephone manner and be comfortable speaking with clients on the telephone.
- Highly organised, methodical, and adaptable.

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: From £22,308.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person

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