Legal Administrator

Award winning law firm, based in Chester, are keen to hire a Legal Administrator. The role will provide direct support the senior fee earner and real estate team. It will involve handling and chasing a variety of documentation and dealing with clients and third parties over the telephone. You will need strong prioritisation and organisational skills and be keen to use your initiative. If you are an ambitious individual with previous administration experience working within a law firm, this could be a fantastic opportunity! Experience within Real Estate is preferred but not essential! What will you be doing as a Legal Administrator? Deal effectively with clients and third parties over the telephone, in written correspondence and occasionally face to face, to provide advice and assistance Be responsible for chasing various documentation, ID, mortgage offers and searches Keep the case management system and any third-party web sites up to date in real time Ensure our clients and introducers of business receive the best possible service at times Prepare required documentation as required with the conveyancing process Prepare the completion packs for the accounts department, to include completion statements and invoices Deal with post exchange matters as directed by your team manager Be responsible for completions on the day of completion Comply with all of company policies and procedures Any other administrative duties required We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience: Must have previous administration experience within a law firm Strong administrative skills Experience within Real Estate would be preferred but is not essential Excellent attention to detail Good telephone manner Conversant in Microsoft office Highly organised Willingness to learn new skills A collaborative team player and an excellent communicator Experience of using a case management system would be an advantage What will you get in return for your work as a Legal Administrator? Employee assistance programme Salary is up to £26k Private medical insurance Enhanced sick pay Life cover 4 x annual salary 24 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays 3 days additional paid leave for Christmas office closure Birthday day off Additional leave awarded with long service Company pension Voucher reward scheme Discounted legal services Recruitment referral scheme Christmas bonus Free annual pension advice Family friendly policies Enhanced maternity and paternity policies Social events Access to 1000s of MBL webinars Annual reviews to discuss personal development plan Annual mandatory training programme Apply now by sending your CV. We aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 days. If you haven't been contacted within 2 days your application has been unsuccessful. Please check our website and apply directly for any other suitable positions you see. We apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest. Jobwise Ltd is an employment agency and the details sent in your application may be stored on our secure database