Legal Secretary Residential Conveyancing
6 - 12 month contract

Recruitment Solutions Folkestone Ltd are now recruiting for an EXPERIENCED Legal Secretary Residential Conveyancing for our highly respectable and well know client in East Kent, based in their Canterbury Branch. Key purpose of the role is to provide secretarial and administrative support to the partner and department.

Hours Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17:00 with an immediate start date and competitive salary.

Are you looking for a role that encompasses variety and stability? Then please read on………

All About the Role

• Providing full secretarial support to fee earners and department, including arranging appointments, dealing with client queries in person and by phone, together with preparation of correspondence by audio typing via the digital dictation system.
• Using the Land Registry Portal, completing Land Registry returns, and submission of SDLT forms.
• Filing, photocopying and opening/closing client files in a timely manner.
• Maintaining and coordinating diaries and diary notes and reporting on these as necessary.
• Regular consideration of client files and advising fee earners on any action required.
• To provide ad hoc secretarial cover for sickness and holiday absences in the team when needed.
• Covering Reception during lunch breaks, holidays and unforeseen absences; collection/delivery of daily incoming/outgoing post and DX usually by office rota.
• Compliance with the firm’s accounts and administrative disciplines and procedures.

About you!

Essential - Relevant and recent Residential Conveyancing Secretarial experience
Ideally - CILEx Secretarial Diploma or Institute of Legal Secretaries Diploma
Competent in the use of MS Word and Outlook (Professional) gained in a working environment, preferably the legal industry.
Accurate in all in producing good quality correspondence
Proficient audio typist
Familiar with transcribing correspondence using Digital Dictation


Regrettably, we are currently unable to consider any speculative CV’s, please only apply if you fully match the skills and experience required. If you have not had contact from us within 72 hours of your application, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.