Commercial Property Legal Assistant

We have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join the Conveyancing Department within a local and highly reputable law firm.
This a full time, permanent role and will be working from the offices in the Chesham area and open to candidates with demonstrable Commercial Property experience of at least 1 year.
On offer is a highly competitive salary and a variety of employee benefits such as eye tests, flexible working and more.
The Role:
As a Commercial Property Legal Assistant., you will be responsible for providing legal assistance and administrative support to Commercial Property Fee Earners and Other fee earners as required.
This is a varied role, where you will be answering the telephone, taking messages and dealing with clients and other people calling at the office. You will be dealing with compliance matters, opening and closing them using LEAP software, producing completion statements and drawing up bills, making appointments and attending to clients.
You will also deal with posy completion matters and with Land Registry , as well as general paralegal and administrative tasks in relation to individual file management:
Word processingSending and receiving e–mailsFilingPhotocopying, Sending and receiving faxesLinking incoming post to appropriate case filesEnsuring outgoing post/DX is taken to reception for dispatch Requirements:
Experience of working in a Commercial Property team (min. 1 year)Audio typing 60+ words per minuteGood working knowledge of Microsoft Office softwareHigh standard of English grammar and spellingExcellent attention to detailGeneral administration/office skillsStrong telephone skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in EnglishTime management skills with ability to prioritise own workloadGood knowledge of the Commercial Property processes and Commercial Property terminologyA friendly and approachable nature with an enthusiastic approach to the jobAbility to work as part of a teamExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to deal sensitively with clientsConfident meeting with clients and speaking to clients and other third partiesExperience of using office equipment, e.g. photocopiers, scanners, fax machinesFiling experienceDiary managementKnowledge of forms/layouts used in legal documentationAbility to work under pressure and to deadlinesExperience in handling the administrative side of Commercial Property transactionsA can do attitude and ability to work as part of a team Must have a good working knowledge of the SRA Code of Conduct and Accounts Rules and able to work from offices in the Chesham Area
Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you're a Legal Assistant with Commercial Property experience and you're looking for a new opportunity then apply now! This role is immediately available for the right candidate!