Legal Assistant - Commercial Property

I'm currently recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join the Commercial Property team withina well established Law firm in Portsmouth. This is a great opportunity to become part of an experienced team, working closely with the Fee Earners and getting involved in a varied range of commercial property matters. Your daily responsibilities will include opening new files, carrying out compliance checkspreparing correspondence and legal documents, speaking with clients and assisting with post-completion work.

I'm looking for someone with previous office or administration experience who enjoys working with others and providing a high level of client care. Experience in a law firm, conveyancing or commercial property would be ideal, but not essential. If you’re organised, have a keen eye for detail and are looking for a role where you can learn, develop and become a valued part of the team, I'd love to hear from you.

Day to day duties will include -

* Open new files, deal with all compliance requirements and client care duediligence in the process, and subsequently undertake such work on the file as may be directed by the Fee Earner such as carrying out searches and legal research.

* Accurately draft letters and correspondence, type up amendments, prepare initial draft of legal documents and prepare engrossments. All typing to be spell checked and proof read prior to passing to the Fee Earner.

* Ensure any post is ready in time for Reception to arrange for this to be franked and placed in the post bag.

* Fully utilise the Case Management system, file documents and all correspondence and generally keep the system up to date and in an organised manner. The paper file is to be kept to a similar standard.

* Filing should be undertaken at the request of your Fee Earner.

* Answer the telephone promptly in a professional manner, being polite andhelpful at all times. The aim to assist with calls of a general nature on your Fee Earner’s files, giving updates on matters where necessary, or taking messages where this is not possible.

* Attend clients on behalf of your Fee Earner in reception and on the telephone for routine matters such as making appointments/collecting documents/paying bills etc or as directed by the Fee Earner.

* Assist your Fee Earner with the preparation of bills and completion statements and ensure that they have been sent to the appropriate external and internal parties.

* Deal with postcompletion elements on the files including preparing and

* submitting Land Registry applications as well as Stamp Duty Land Tax forms and deal with any subsequent requisitions/enquiries.

This is a full time, office based role working 9am/5pm, Monday to Friday, offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits and full training and support - please apply today