Legal Support Assistant, PA, Administrator, Office Support, Solicitors

Your new company
Your new place of work is proud of being professional yet friendly, non-hierarchical firm, where they want you to enjoy working alongside one another to achieve great results. As an ambitious and forward-thinking firm, you can expect to be provided with excellent training and development opportunities, in order to further your career in a stimulating and supportive environment. You will also enjoy our range of flexible benefits.

Your new role

• PA support including diary management for Partners and Fee Earners; setting up of meetings, arranging travel, booking attendance at events and accommodation
• Extensive typing and document production, including dictation
• Managing and co-ordinating own daily workflow in support of Fee Earners
• Initial drafting of correspondence as required
• Assisting in maintaining compliant and accurate file management systems, including client care letters, audits and file reviews
• Billing and payments
• Undertaking searches
• Downloading documents from the Land Registry
• Dealing with post-completion matters

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a bright and dynamic Legal Support Assistant (Legal PA/Secretary), providing support for the reputable Real Estate team in the Exeter office. LSA's are integral to the success of their business, providing Fee Earners with essential and pro-active support. You will be line managed by a Legal Support Co-ordinator who has in-depth knowledge of the role and will support you in the work required for the department.
Experience as a Legal Secretary and/or PA is essential, ideally within Property. You must be equipped with excellent typing skills, the ability to manage your own workload, attention to detail, good organisational skills and excellent communication skills. You will be dedicated to a career in Legal Support and passionate about providing a high quality service to both Fee Earners and external clients

What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive and progressive organisation alongside a number of flexible and sought after benefits including:

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 23 days annual leave, all bank holidays plus your birthday off and an extra day at Christmas
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Free Legal Services to Staff : Including wills and conveyancing
• Medicash: Health care cash plan for employees
• Access to Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)

What you need to do now
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