Legal Administrator, Commercial Property
📍 Teesside / Newcastle – Stockton or Newcastle office
About the role
We have a new opportunity for a motivated and experienced Legal Administrator to join our Commercial Property team to provide efficient secretarial and administrative support to fee earners. The successful candidate will be joining a large, successful, and supportive team that has an excellent reputation and prides itself on delivering a tailored service to all clients.
This is a busy and varied role, and the main duties will include:
- Opening and maintaining files on our practice management system Proclaim
- Obtaining ID, conducting AML searches, media checks, and conflict searches
- Typing audio dictation for one or more solicitors
- Ordering property searches
- Preparing invoices and documentation relevant to client matters
- Communicating with clients and other law firms
- General administrative duties
This role is open to candidates seeking full-time or part-time working options. We also operate a flexible working scheme to help colleagues balance the demands of work and home life. Speak to us about your ideal work pattern!
Requirements
The ideal candidate for this role will:
- Have prior experience of working as a Legal Administrator / Secretary in a Commercial Property or related environment
- Possess excellent IT and audio typing skills
- Be able to prioritise and organise a busy workload
- Have strong communication and client care skills
- Be able to work well in a team and also independently
- Have the ability to pick up new skills and systems easily
- Have a keen eye for detail and be able to complete tasks with a high level of accuracy