Legal Secretary – Commercial Property

Location: Ashford Salary: DOE Contract: Permanent

About the Role: Our client is seeking a highly organised and proactive Legal Secretary to join their Commercial Property department. This role provides essential support to a Partner, assisting with the smooth running of a busy caseload involving commercial sales, purchases, leases, and a variety of related legal documents.

You will be a key point of contact for clients, managing documentation, handling administrative tasks, and ensuring an efficient, professional service at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

* Provide full secretarial support to the Partner and wider department, including preparing correspondence and documents through copy typing and digital dictation.

* Manage file administration: opening, closing, archiving, photocopying, and filing.

* Assist with commercial sale and purchase transactions, including searches, official copies, Companies House documents, exchange and completion tasks.

* Produce legal documentation such as lease extensions, deeds, completion statements and Land Registry forms.

* Handle Stamp Duty Land Tax requirements including calculations, submissions, and payments.

* Liaise professionally with clients, agents, and other stakeholders.

* Manage the Partner’s diary, appointments and reminders.

* Monitor progress on client files and highlight any required actions.

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