Legal PA

Shoosmiths - UK Law Firm of the Year Winner at the Legal Week British Legal Awards 2015.

A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work.

Shoosmiths Private Client Conveyancing Team offers a highly professional conveyancing service designed to make the process of buying or selling property as efficient and stress-free for their clients.

Shoosmiths remains the largest firm of conveyancing solicitors accredited under the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme. The conveyancing service provided by our Private Client Practice maintains the same high standards corporate clients have come to expect of Shoosmiths and is consistently commended in national consumer service awards.

We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to support the Conveyancers amongst the private client conveyancing team located in the Edinburgh office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a prestigious department and named 1st Preferred Legal Partner by Which? Legal.

You will play a pivotal role to ensure that as a Team, we have the capability to continue to provide a quality and comprehensive private client conveyancing service to our customers.

• Creating documentation via Audio typing instructions and direct instructions.
• Maintain interest in the sector and Shoosmiths’ development attending any training as required/relevant to the job role.

   

• Responding to queries from existing customers or interest from new customers pursuing properties advertised through the ESPC (Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre).
• Filing, photocopying, administration and file management.
• Support Conveyancers in creating and delivering to an acceptable budget.
• Dealing with all administration tasks of Estate Agency service to include creation of materials including all ESPC insertions, uploading to our property web site, associated ESPC and online administrative tasks, promotion, viewings, offer management and payment administration.

• Previous Legal Secretary experience within a Conveyancing team.
• Excellent and accurate keyboard skills required, as you will be required to obtain typing speeds to a minimum of 60 wpm.
• Experience of audio typing
• Familiarity with the aspects affecting Scottish residential property and associated regulatory obligations
• Good organisational skills to ensure that the tasks are effectively scheduled within working time available, and that urgent work is completed and returned within the specified timescales.

Shoosmiths is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.