Buss Murton Law’s main office is based in the town centre of Tunbridge Wells within easy reach of the train station, shops and restaurants. We currently have a vacancy for a legal secretary to join our friendly property team at that location. You will be working in modern open plan offices
providing direct support to the team to enable the fee-earners to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities listed below. You are expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.

Essential - previous experience as a legal secretary.
Desired - previous experience as legal secretary within residential property.

We have a clear career progression policy and encourage our staff to develop to their full potential.

KEY TASKS
Prepare correspondence and documents via digital dictation.
Answer telephone enquiries promptly in a polite and confident manner, taking clear and processed messages.
Administer filing which will include the opening, closing and retrieval of client files in accordance with the firm’s procedures and Lexcel compliance.
Scanning incoming post to the firm’s case management system
Preparing mail and enclosures for despatch
Making appointments, arranging meeting rooms and maintaining an up to date calendar for your fee-earners
Submitting search requests and using the Land Registryportal for ordering documents and making applications to register transfers/mortgages
Drafting and sending sale contracts together with appropriate documentation
Dealing with post exchange formalities such as searches, SDLT Returns, completion statements, drafting Transfers and preparing completions information and undertaking forms
Dealing with matters on the day of completion and post completion matters such as SDLT payments and form submissio, service of notices, Land Registry applications using both hard forms and the Land Registry portal and liaising with clients and mortgages.
Supervising temporary secretarial staff
Providing support to other departments as required
Liaising with IT and providing basic IT support and training to other members of the department as and when required.
Undertake any specific training and have a responsibility towards self-development.