Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant

About This Role

This role is for a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant to join a Real Estate Finance Partner in London. You will be a key member of the department, assisting fee earners and being involved in transactions. The position is suitable for individuals with previous paralegal experience in the property sector who wish to join a Top 75 law firm.

Responsibilities

• Open and close files
• Draft client care letters
• Conduct compliance, KYC, and ID checks
• Deal with redemptions and further advances
• Carry out property searches and liaise with the Land Registry
• Complete and post-completion administration, including Companies House and Land Registry applications
• Manage diary (inputting deadlines and reminders)
• Monitor emails and respond where necessary and applicable
• Manage external networking events
• Prepare Lease Reports and other document summaries
• Schedule Title Deeds and Documents
• Apply for official copy register entries from Land Registry
• Be responsible for bills, invoices, and expenses
• Audio type documents and correspondence
• Record all client and matter details on the case management system, ensuring details are kept up to date
• Perform office duties including filing, scanning, photocopying, etc.

Requirements

• Good working knowledge of all stages of property transactions
• Prior experience in Property Law as a legal assistant or secretarial experience
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office, Adobe, DocuSign, and more
• Pro-active, efficient, organised, keen to take the initiative and to drive transactions forward
• Excellent communicator, both written and oral
• Commercial awareness
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated and strong interest in property
• Ability to build strong rapport and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels
• Strong IT skills (specifically Outlook, Microsoft Excel/Word and Data Rooms)
• Ability to plan work and prioritise tasks
• Ability to take initiative with tasks

Important Details

• Work format: hybrid working model

Application Process

• Submit your CV and covering letter

About the Company

gunnercooke LLP is a Top 75 law firm with recognition across 28 disciplines and over 50 individually ranked lawyers. Launched in 2010, the firm has grown to over 450 solicitors, including 360+ Partners. With a national and international presence, the firm has offices throughout the UK, Scotland, Germany, and the US. Its purpose is to deliver a positive impact for clients, provide a better life for its people, and leave a better world. The firm’s innovative ‘revenue share’ model has helped to reshape the way that law is practiced in the UK, allowing Partners to run their own practice within the firm.