Legal Secretary
Residential Conveyancing
Tyne and Wear
£20,000 - £25,000

Legal Secretary, Residential Conveyancing

Ref: 1731| Posted: 2nd Dec 2024

Eventus Legal are seeking a Legal Secretary/ Conveyancing Assistant to join an award-winning Residential Conveyancing team in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This is a permanent job offered on a full-time basis with hybrid working. The successful Legal Secretary will be rewarded with great benefits including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with additional leave for your birthday and long service, enhanced maternity/paternity leave and employee assistance programme amongst others. 

Role responsibilities

The incoming Legal Secretary / Conveyancing Assistant will be providing secretarial and administrative support to the Residential Conveyancing team, encompassing such duties as: 

  • Corresponding with clients and external organisations
  • Producing and amending legal documents
  • Opening and updating client files on the practice management system (Proclaim)
  • Carrying out ID and money laundering checks
  • Ordering property searches and carrying out Land Registry Searches
  • Preparing client bills and completion statements

Person specification

Applications are sought from Legal Secretaries or Conveyancing Assistants with prior experience in residential conveyancing. You will also:

  • Have excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and database systems
  • Be highly organised and hard working
  • Have great communication skills and be able to work well in a team
  • Be able to pick up new skills and systems easily
  • Have strong initiative skills and a “can-do” approach
  • Have a keen eye for detail and be able to complete tasks with a high level of accuracy
  • Have a professional and confident telephone manner

Benefits and Rewards

The successful Legal Secretary / Conveyancing Assistant will be joining an incredibly supportive and successful full-service law firm located in modern offices in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

They are offering a generous salary (negotiable depending on experience) and host of other benefits including:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays rising with service and the option to buy/sell
  • Additional day of leave for your birthday
  • Salary sacrifice company pension (5% employer contribution rising with service)
  • Hybrid working (1 or 2 days per week)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted legal services
  • Life insurance
  • Death in service
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Above all they offer a flexible, team spirited, friendly working environment that rewards you for your hard work.

About the Company

The firm is a highly successful law firm, with a client base tracking back decades. The firm is growing and is one of the strongest names in the North-East legal market, having won many awards over the past years.  

Next Steps

Apply now to be considered for this career enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Legal Secretary / Conveyancing Assistant job, please send your CV to Amy Watson at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at amy.watson@eventuslegal.com or phone 0113 418 2494.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me at the details above for a confidential discussion on your career.

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