Legal Secretary – Commercial Property
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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.
* Support the wider secretarial team, including answering calls, greeting reception visitors and assisting with post handling.
About You:
* Previous experience in a Legal Secretary role, ideally within Commercial Property.
* Strong organisational, communication and administrative skills.
* Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Professional, discreet, and committed to delivering outstanding client service.
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- Location:
- Ashford, Kent
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Legal
