Legal Administrator – Conveyancing

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Full time
Location: Taunton
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Job offered by: Foot Anstey LLP
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Category:
Are you an administrator in Taunton seeking a

12-month fixed-term opportunity

in the legal field of conveyancing? Whether you currently work as an administrator in a legal or property setting, or have administrative experience from a different sector, we would love to hear from you. If you are naturally organised and possess excellent attention to detail, this could be the perfect role for you!

We have a fixed-term opportunity for a Legal Administrator in Taunton to join our Conveyancing team (New Homes). As a Legal Administrator, you will work closely with our Conveyancers to manage any queries from our clients, draft the relevant documents, and ensure compliance to enable housing transactions to go through smoothly.

This is a great opportunity to develop and learn new skills in an interesting and challenging sector.

What you will do

Act as first point of contact for enquiries, providing excellent customer service to new and repeat clients

Initial matter set up procedures, to include production of confirmation of instruction letters, updating central records and the entering of entities and capacities on each new client/matter file

Provide an efficient and effective service to the Conveyancers

Ensure all appropriate quality service and compliance for all matters are met

Collate and complete due diligence to comply with Anti Money Laundering Regulations where required

Manage routine client telephone enquiries, to ensure all required information and details are obtained to comply with file opening requirements

What we need

Prior experience working within an administrative function (experience of property transactions would be ideal but is not essential)

Ability to manage multiple tasks at once

Commitment to working within a quality standard environment

Strong IT skills with the ability to become familiar with new systems quickly

Excellent team working desire and ability

Availability to work on a daily basis in our Taunton office (this is an office-based role)

Available for a fixed term of 12 months

Pre-employment screening

Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment screening process which includes a financial integrity check and a DBS check.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must be able to prove their right to work in the UK.

Our offer to you

In return for your efforts, you can expect considerable scope for personal as well as professional development. We encourage people to engage with our popular and well-supported coaching and mentoring programmes.

Why Foot Anstey?

As one of the UK’s fastest-growing law firms, Foot Anstey believes in helping our clients and people achieve their ambitions, unlocking new and exciting opportunities.

Foot Anstey. Powering Your Ambition.

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