Legal Secretary

Southend, Essex
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Legal Secretary
Our client a highly regarded law firm with a heritage spanning back over 130 years, has an excellent reputation for providing a first class service to people and businesses throughout Essex. Are now recruiting for an experienced Commercial Property / Residential Property Legal secretary to join their Commercial / Residential Conveyancing department based in Chelmsford
As a Commercial/ Residential Property Legal Secretary you will provide secretarial support to the Head of Commercial Property.
The Role
* You will provide secretarial support to the Head of Commercial Property
* Audio typing /digital dictation (Bighand)
* Diary management
* Dealing with incoming telephone calls , emails/post and general correspondence
* Opening client files, sending out client care letters
* Drafting legal documents, amending lengthy legal documents
* Track changes
* Applying for searches via the Land Registry
* Dealing with exchanges and completions
* Liaising with clients, Estate Agents, Solicitors and mortgage lenders
The candidate
* At least 1 years recent Commercial / Residential Property Legal Secretarial/ Legal Assistants experience
* Accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation
* Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
* Able to prioritise and multitask
* Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30 pm , part time also considered
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holiday’s
* Day of for your birthday, extra day off over the Christmas period
* Pension
* Life Insurance
* Free Parking
* Friendly working environment
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If you feel this is the right opportunity for you contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2362 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion.
For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.
All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion

Job Info
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Job Title:
Legal Secretary
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
Southend, Essex
Salary:
Competitive
Posted:
Jan 26th 2026
Closes:
Feb 26th 2026
Sector:
Legal
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Full Time
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