Legal Administrator

Your new company
Working for one of the UK's most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition.
This is a full-time permanent role based in Taunton.
Monday - Friday standard office hours.
Salary is £25,355 per annum.

Your new role
We provide clients across all our service lines with a dedicated team, backed by cutting-edge case management technology, allowing us to focus on exceptional customer service and quality. As a Legal Administrator you will work closely with our Conveyancing team to manage client queries, draft relevant documents, and ensure compliance to enable housing transactions goes through smoothly.In this role, you'll:

Be a part of a market leading Conveyancing Services team who focus on exceptional customer service and technology.
Provide an efficient and effective admin support service to the Conveyancers.
Act as first point of contact for enquiries, providing excellent customer service to new and repeat clients.
Be responsible for initial matter set-up procedures, to include production of confirmation of instruction letters, updating central records and the entering of entities and capacities on each new client/matter file.
Ensure all appropriate quality service and compliance for all matters are met.
Manage routine client telephone enquiries, to ensure all required information and details are obtained to comply with file opening requirements.
Work in a role which offers an excellent foundation for those aspiring to build a career in Conveyancing.What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, a law degree due to the nature of the role.

Prior experience working within an administrative function (experience of property transactions would be ideal but is not essential).
Ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
Commitment to working within a quality standard environment.
Strong IT skills with the ability to become familiar with new systems quickly.
Excellent team working desire and ability.
Availability to work on a daily basis in our Taunton office.
A shared vision for our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.
What you'll get in return
Progression opportunity
Pension contribution
Holiday allowance
Competitive salary.
Enhanced parental leave policies.
Health and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).

What you need to do now
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