Overview
Legal Support Team – Legal Assistant Jobs in Taunton, England, United Kingdom at Davitt Jones Bould (DJB)
Title: Legal Support Team – Legal Assistant
Company: Davitt Jones Bould (DJB)
Location: Taunton, England, United Kingdom
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Commercial Property team, you will be joining the largest specialist real estate law firm in the country.
The role
Reporting to the Legal Support Team Lead, you will be joining an experienced team who provide proactive support from our Business Services Centre to our legal team up and down the country. The role will require excellent organisational skills, communication skills and teamwork.
Your regular duties will include:
Monitoring and managing a centralised inbox,
Producing documents,
Undertaking audio typing,
Drafting simple letters and emails,
Submitting searches,
Setting up and managing Docusign Envelopes for completion of documents,
Filing SDLT and Land Registry Applications, keeping track of any requisition and ensuring deadlines are met
Ensuring documents and e-filing are stored correctly including dealing with incoming post and outgoing post
Corresponding with lawyers on a regular basis
About you
Ideally you will have worked in a Legal or administrative role previously, with property law being a bonus, however this is not compulsory.
Additional skills:
The ability to prioritise your workload and work closely to deadlines
Organised and pro-active
Good telephone manner and good communication skills
Great time management
You will have excellent spelling and grammar
Familiar with Microsoft packages, including Outlook and Word and be comfortable with learning new software packages
Flexible and can-do attitude with lots of initiative
