Commercial Property Legal Assistant

Salary: £28,800 – £32,400 per year

Commercial Property Legal Assistant

Our client are one of the leading law firms in Essex, LEXCEL accredited, Legal 500 recommended practice with 17 legal 500 recommended lawyers. Offering a full range of legal advice to business and individual clients, my client has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Assistant to join their Commercial property department based in Colchester.

The Role

* Drafting and sending emails to clients with updates as to the current position of their matters

* Initial drafts checking of documentation and where possible make corrections to the lawyer, preparing engrossment documentation for signature

* Have an hourly chargeable rate that is used to show your time spent on the file

* To assist with the monitoring and management of the team i.e. the tracking and analysis of file opening, billing averages

* Collaborate with the business development and marketing team, act as first point of contact for the marketing team to follow up on marketing related items that are outstanding

* To represent the department at marketing events

* To keep a record of outstanding documentation on client files, including client engagement paperwork. ID, signed documents in readiness for exchange/ completion

* Updating his/her principle mid- month with interim billing

Experience required:

* At least 1 years recent commercial property experience

* Experience with Microsoft office, word, outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

* Be ambitious and professional

* Attention to detail, excellent grammar is essential

* You will be a team player

* Able to prioritise and multitask

* Have a willingness and capability to serve client needs and handle client relations

* Possess the ability to deal with client queries when the partner is out of the office

* A pleasant and friendly working environment

* After a qualifying period of employment a pension scheme and private health scheme are offered

* Child voucher scheme, 28 days (including bank holidays) plus 3 extra days during the Christmas closure

* Hours Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm

Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2112 now your cv or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please apply.

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.