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Our Hornchurch based client are looking for an experienced and pro-active Legal Secretary with a strong background in property litigation to join their growing team. This part-time, permanent role is to work 2 days per week on Thursday’s and Friday’s. The ideal candidate for this role will be a strong team player who is highly organised and able to “hit the ground running” in this fast-paced environment. You will be confident managing busy diaries, digital dictation and a wide range of administration duties. If this sounds like you, then please read on…

The Part-time Legal Secretary duties will include: -

* Carrying out all necessary conflict, money laundering and ID checks.

* Undertaking a range of admin duties including data entry, completion of forms, managing diaries and travel, expenses/billing, research, drafting of documentation, booking of events, prepping bundles /meeting preparation and more.

* Liaising with other areas of the business.

* Audio typing (BigHand) and copy typing as required.

* Liaising with clients and third parties as instructed by Lawyers.

* Attending to clients, delivering documentation as and when required.

* Assisting in personal injury and employment law teams and providing reception cover when needed.

* Dealing with new business enquiries, following up enquiries and accurate record keeping.

You will need: -

* Strong Legal Secretarial (Property Litigation) experience is essential.

* Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Packages and ideally Partners for Windows.

* Good working knowledge of third-party applications where appropriate e.g. Land Registry, BigHand, Oyez etc.

* To be self-motivated with a “can do” flexible approach.

* Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

* To be a proactive individual who takes ownership of issues and offers solutions.

* Have excellent communication, organisation skills and attention to detail.

* Be a strong and capable team player who is also able to work on your own initiative.

What’s in it for you: -

A salary of £27,000 - £30,000pa (Pro-rata) and a wide range of great company benefits which includes private health insurance, on site car parking and much more.

The working hours for this role are 9.00am – 5.00pm on Thursday’s and Friday’s (Flexibility will be required to cover staff holiday)

If you have the Legal Secretarial experience in Property Litigation we are looking for then we would like to hear from you.

Please ensure your CV is attached to your application and that your contact details are visable.

Due to the high level of applications we receive, we are only able to respond to those candidates who meet the criteria that our client is looking for