Team Assistant

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A varied role proving administrative support to our Real Estate team

Our Real Estate team provides legal advice and assistance to a wide range of businesses and other organisations with issues relating to land and property – buying, selling, leasing, financing, issues relating to access and rights of way and so on.

The team are looking for a Team Assistant to support the lawyers in the team by undertaking a range of administrative duties. If you are incredibly organised, this could be you! You aren’t required to have had any experience in the legal sector or have studied Law.

Here are some of the duties the role of Team Assistant includes:

file opening procedures

administration of financial matters – invoice generation and other system related activities

document production – including producing/amending letters from templates, proof- reading and collating enclosures

managing the compliance and other processes required to set up new client files

filing, photocopying, scanning, sorting incoming and outgoing post/DX, and other document management tasks

data room administration

assisting with billing and other accounting processes and file archiving

undertaking title checks and land/property searches

assisting with completion and post-completion tasks

taking telephone messages and liaising with clients and others on straightforward issues

assisting with marketing and event administration (mailshots, invitations, feedback collation etc.)

general administrative tasks

You may also be asked from time to time to get involved in other activities and projects within the team/firm.

Successful candidates will need to be able to demonstrate the following:

exceptional organisational skills and efficiency;

strong communication skills;

a high level of accuracy/attention to detail;

excellent written English skills (including a strong knowledge of grammar and punctuation);

strong IT skills, particularly of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel with good typing skills;

a professional attitude towards work.

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to hearing from you!

Job Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), Permanent salary £20,000 (depending on experience)

Company info

Field Seymour Parkes LLP
Phone : 44 (0)118 951 6200
Website : http://www.fsp-law.com