Residential Conveyancing Secretary

Overview

Job title: Secretary

Department: Residential Conveyancing 

Location: Edinburgh 

Working hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (35 hours per week)

Reporting to: Residential Conveyancing Partners

Job Type: Permanent

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews held on a rolling basis.

Your responsibilities

A new opportunity for a secretary with relevant experience to join our Residential Conveyancing department in Edinburgh. This role involves working in a fast paced environment to provide support to fee earners within our Residential Conveyancing team. The role would suit someone who enjoys working in a busy city centre office and delivering excellent customer service via telephone and email. Daily tasks and duties include:

• Timely and accurate completion of varied documentation and correspondence as allocated by the Support Manager in accordance with the fee earner instructions and appropriate department styles
• Undertaking digital dictation and typing for the fee earners.
• Prompt and courteous handling of external and internal telephone calls
• Prompt and accurate noting and delivery of messages written and oral to the appropriate person
• Assisting fee earners with administration as required such as form filling
• Liaise with Support Manager to help plan allocation of work

Key experience and skills

• Fast and accurate keyboard skills
• Methodical approach to work with good organisational skills and able to work to demanding time scales
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• A strong team worker
• In depth knowledge of the department’s work
• Experience in the relevant area

About us

At Lindsays, we're a full-service law firm with a strong reputation for helping individuals, families, businesses, and charities navigate life’s opportunities and challenges with confidence and trust. From our offices across Scotland, our team combines expertise with a commitment to care and consideration, guiding our clients through the moments in life that matter most. With strong residential property and private client departments, we also have an expanding range of corporate and commercial services, encompassing company law, corporate finance, intellectual property, technology, employment, charity law, rural property, commercial property and construction, all of which enjoy an excellent reputation in the marketplace. With 56 Partners and over 300 staff, our goal is to have the right staff with the right skills to ensure we best advise and support our clients. We are committed to investing in our people and believe in helping our staff succeed.

Diversity and inclusion

Diversity and inclusion play an integral part in the people strategy at Lindsays. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people feel valued and can reach their full potential.

Equal opportunities

Lindsays is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation. For information on our Candidate Privacy Notice, please click here.

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