Current opportunities
Job purpose
To provide comprehensive secretarial and admin support to the whole Securitisation department, with teams in London (consisting of 3 Partners, 5 Solicitors, 1 Legal Executive, 1 Trainee Legal Executive and 6 Paralegals), Colchester (consisting of 1 Partner, 3 Solicitors and 6 Paralegals) and Leeds (consisting of 1 Partner, 4 Solicitors and 4 Paralegals).
The team
The Securitisation team are at the heart of Devonshires’ business within the firm, with a presence in London, Leeds, and Colchester. The team works on property transactions with a broad range of clients from registered providers of social housing and care homes, charities, and private developers, acting on developments from a handful of units to thousands.
Duties and responsibilities
This is not an exhaustive list and from time to time it may be necessary to vary these to meet the department and business needs.
- General administrative support for the department e.g. filing and photocopying;
- Deal with post-completion registrations at the Land Registry and the FCA;
- To ensure that all post-completion documentation is checked thoroughly once received back from the Land Registry and FCA and send this on to the other side;
- To assist with marketing and business development documentation where needed;
- Organise and maintain tidy and accurate files both in hard copy and electronically and deal with archiving following post-completion;
- Manage workload capacity and provide regular updates to the Team Administrative Co-ordinator and Line Manager.
Person specification
Attributes and Skills Required
- 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role, within a legal environment;
- A high attention to detail to produce work / documentation which is consistently of a high standard;
- An advanced knowledge of Word applications such as auto-numbering, bookmarks and track changes;
- Ability to co-ordinate large documents using Word;
- Very competent with MS PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Internet applications;
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Ability to prioritise workload to increase efficiency for the team;
- Shows initiative and is self-motivated;
- Able to convey clear and concise information to clients and external organisations, which will not compromise the practice or the firm.
How to apply
If you would like further details or wish to apply for this position please email your CV and covering letter direct to support.recruit@devonshires.co.uk and complete the diversity monitoring questionnaire which can be accessed by button below.
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