Legal Secretary (Leasehold Enfranchisement & Residential)
Posted 21 hours 13 minutes ago by Winckworth Sherwood LLP
Term type:
Permanent
Team:
Leasehold Enfranchisement Residential
Location:
London
ABOUT THE ROLEWe are hiring for an experienced residential conveyancing focused Legal Secretary, to work with our London based Leasehold Enfranchisement & Residential (LER), department and support the team as they continue to grow.
This is a full time (35hr a week) position.
The team focuses on every sector of the residential property market. They specialise in freehold enfranchisement, lease extensions both acting for landlord and for flat owners, conveyancing for individuals, rights of first refusal, right to manage claims and other leasehold issues.
The role will see you working as part of a team providing administrative support for the team of one Partner, Legal Director, Senior Associate, Associate, Solicitor and two Paralegals. You will also be working alongside another Legal Secretary.
Some of your day-to-day tasks will include:
- Responding to Land Registry requisitions.
- SDLT forms in line with the firm's policy
- Sending out documents to sign via DocuSign.
- Creating and updating online data rooms.
- Creating and ordering property searches.
- Land Registry (ordering documents, investigations etc).
- Inputting contacts onto our CRM system.
As a Legal Secretary/Legal PA/Conveyancing Assistant, you will be able to demonstrate past experience within a residential conveyancing team.
Experience within an enfranchisement team would also be helpful, but not essential.
You will thrive on being highly organised with excellent attention to detail and love juggling multiple tasks, using your prioritisation skills to manage deadlines, clients and your colleagues. Experience with a legal document management system (we use NetDocs), the legal billing process (we use 3E), and document formatting are essential for this role.
In return you will be joining a highly respected team who deal with high value, complex residential property transactions for a wide range of clients.