Commercial Property Legal Secretary

6 days ago

Chester, United Kingdom DTM Legal Full time

DTM Legal is a top-tier law firm based in the North West, with offices in Chester and Liverpool. We work with clients across the UK, delivering clear, practical legal advice with a focus on building strong, lasting relationships. Our team of specialists is known for its proactive, client-focused approach, and we pride ourselves on our friendly and collaborative working environment.

We are currently looking for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary/Assistant to join our Commercial Property team based in our Chester office. This is an exciting opportunity to expand your knowledge base, whilst supporting a talented and established team. The applicant will need to have **at least 6 months previous legal experience in a Commercial Property Legal Secretary/Assistant role.**

**Duties to include but not limited to**:

- Opening files;
- To assist the Fee Earner under supervision with the following: File creation; statement drafting and liaison with clients in respect of the same; Generation of suitable client care correspondence; Attendance on clients for routine instructions and signing;
- Carrying out searches and dealing with enquires in relation to such searched using Searchflow or directly with the various authorities;
- Using H M Land Registry portal for:

- Downloading official copies, documents and plans and saving to matter number, and carrying out priority; and
- Collating title bundles, scanning deeds and saving them to the DMS;
- Dealing with post completion registration and stamp duty land tax formalities;
- Under supervision, preparing invoices, completion statements and statements of account and complete accounts documentation as and when directed by the Fee Earner;
- Carrying out copy typing of documents, including the completion of forms originating from the firm’s own precedent bank and adopting those from Practical Law, Laserforms and Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents to fit the firm style;
- Preparing correspondence and documents through audio typing, ensuring that such correspondence and documents are checked for errors before passing to Fee Earner;

Full job description available upon request.

**The successful applicant will**:

- Previous experience in a Commercial Property Legal Secretary role of at least 6 months is essential
- Be positive with a ‘team player’ attitude
- Demonstrable attention to detail
- A willingness to learn and develop skillsets
- IT literate with experience of using Microsoft Office such as Outlook, Word, Excel.
- Good written, numeracy and oral communication skills

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

Pay: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person

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