Legal Secretary / Administrator

Salary: £26,000 – £27,600 per year

Our client is a leading Cheshire law firm with four offices across the region. We are assisting them to fill this vacancy within the Residential/Commercial Conveyancing departments in the Macclesfield office and candidates who apply should have a minimum of six months experience in this area.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal with all post completion procedures to ensure that transactions are correctly registered with the Land Registry, that file balances are speedily distributed and that files are swiftly closed and archived
• Checking a title for a freehold property
• Being able to deal with sale enquiries
• Identifying and obtaining missing documentation from a review of a file
• Issuing complex Sale Contract Packs, including Probate and Unregistered Properties
• Dealing with phone calls from clients, estate agents and other third parties
• Accurately entering data on the case management system

Skills Required

• Effective communicator with clients, visitors and colleagues by telephone, face to face and in writing
• Conscientious, with strong attention to detail
• A team player with a positive and cheerful attitude
• Previous relevant experience in a legal environment and within a residential/commercial conveyancing department is essential

This is a full-time (37.5 hours) position, 9am to 5.30pm Mon-Fri with a good range of benefits. If you wish to apply, please submit your application via CV Library as soon as possible.