Conveyancing Legal Assistant

 

Main characteristics

Location

Surrey

Company

OPR Resourcing Specialists

Salary

£25000 - £30000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Legal

Job summary

Conveyancing Legal Assistant
Our client is a legal company who specialise in property / conveyancing, and they are looking for a Legal Assistant with at least a years conveyancing experience.
Our client offers parking (or assistant with train travel), pension, 25 days holiday and an office bonus scheme.
Your key duties will be:
* To understand and operate the Companys conveyancing case management system and to be able to prepare all forms and letters on that system
* To be able to take or make telephone calls at all times, take instructions, update or deal with the queries where possible, or take a detailed message if not possible.
* To ensure that regular updates are given to all clients, estate agents, mortgage lenders, brokers, underwriters and other work providers, in accordance with all service level agreements.
* To gain a good understanding of the conveyancing procedure and to be able to deal with enquiries on a day-to-day basis.
* To understand and operate the Companys policies and procedures regarding work required on files from exchange to completion, including generating the appropriate letters required and ensuring completion statements and requests for funds are submitted in a timely manner and all funds required for completion are obtained the day prior to completion at the latest.
* To understand and operate the Companys online banking system and case management system and to be able to prepare all forms and accurately input payments on that system accordingly.
* To understand and operate the Inland Revenue online submission system and to be able to prepare all forms, accurately inputting payments on that system.
* To understand and operate within the Money Laundering Regulations and to be able to prepare all documentation and provide evidence of the same.
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
* 1+ years years experience within the conveyancing field.
* Strong administration experience
* Demonstrate ability to multi-task and adhere to deadlines
* Good understanding and experience working with MS office
* Ability to work as a team and individually.
* Ability to work on own initiative to make decisions quickly and efficiently to prioritize workload.
* Attention to detail
* Must be able to communicate at all levels across the business.
Thank you for taking the time to apply to OPR Resourcing Specialists. If your application is successful you will be contacted within 7 days. We apologise but due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback on individual CV's.
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