Conveyancing Legal Secretary

Pathway Legal is delighted to be working with an established Belfast law firm to recruit an experienced Conveyancing Legal Secretary for its busy East Belfast office.

This is an excellent opportunity for a legal secretary with conveyancing experience who enjoys working within a busy property department and providing high-quality support to solicitors and clients.

The successful candidate will join an established team dealing with a varied residential conveyancing caseload. The firm has offices in both East Belfast and Belfast City Centre and offers a friendly, professional and supportive working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day secretarial and administrative support within the conveyancing department
• Preparing and formatting legal correspondence and documentation
• Audio and copy typing
• Assisting with residential property transactions including sales, purchases and remortgages
• Preparing contracts, completion documentation and other conveyancing paperwork
• Liaising with clients, estate agents, lenders and other solicitors
• Managing telephone calls and responding to client enquiries
• Opening, maintaining and closing client files
• Diary management and arranging appointments
• Assisting with Land Registry documentation and searches
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date files
• Supporting solicitors to ensure transactions progress efficiently and deadlines are met

Essential Skills and Experience

• Previous experience working as a Legal Secretary, ideally within residential conveyancing
• Good understanding of the conveyancing process and associated documentation
• Strong typing and document-production skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy workload
• Strong attention to detail
• Confident and professional telephone manner
• Excellent communication and client-care skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a busy legal team
• Good IT skills

What’s on Offer

• Full-time, permanent position
• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Opportunity to join a busy and established conveyancing department
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• East Belfast location
• Excellent long-term opportunity with an established Belfast practice

For further information, please contact Orla Milligan at Pathway Legal.