Residential Property - Legal Assistant

We are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Residential Property team in Bournemouth.

This is an office-based role within a CQS-accredited department, supporting fee earners with the progression of residential conveyancing files. You will be a first point of contact for clients and play an important role in keeping transactions on track.

What you will be doing:

• Responding to client queries as a first point of contact, ensuring a positive client experience

• Creating correspondence, emails and letters to clients and third parties, including drafting contracts and transfers

• Managing document versions across contracts, leases, licences and mortgage deeds with accurate version control and tracked changes

• Maintaining electronic case files to a high standard on the case management system

• Ensuring all files comply with SRA requirements, the Law Society Protocol and LEXCEL quality mark standards

What they are looking for:

• Previous experience working in a residential or commercial property legal team

• A legal secretarial qualification, business or administrative qualification to NVQ Level 3, or equivalent experience

• Strong organisational and communication skills

• Excellent IT literacy, particularly MS Office and case management systems

• Strong attention to detail, especially with document management and version control

Benefits include annual leave, occupational sick pay, pension, an EAP scheme, healthcare cash plan and the bike2work scheme.