Burnetts is fast becoming recognised as being one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and have not only achieved awards for being a Great Place to Work™ in 2021, 2022 and 2023 but also hold the accreditation for being one of the UK wide ‘Best Workplaces for Women’ for a medium sized organisation too.
We are looking to recruit a full time Legal Secretary to support both our Corporate team and Commercial Property team, based at our Newcastle office.
Who are we looking for?
An experienced secretary with strong organisational and administrative skills to support both departments with specific legal tasks to include (but not limited to):
Corporate Tasks
- Typing transactional documents.
- Lawyer management/diary management and control
- Assisting with proactive billing – sending WIP lists and reminders.
- New file/client ID/opening files/risk assessment/ conflict checks/engagement letters.
- Familiarity with Companies House including searches and filings.
- Transaction compliance and administration:
- Stamp duty submissions and payments.
- Preparation of completion bibles and diarising and monitoring key deal dates.
- Data rooms – set up, management and administration.
Commercial Property Tasks
- Typing transactional documents.
- Lawyer management/diary management and control
- Assisting with proactive billing – sending WIP lists and reminders.
- New file/client ID/opening files/risk assessment/ conflict checks/engagement letters.
- Land Registry – drafting of applications/forms, submitting applications and dealing with requisitions with supervision/support.
- Registration of charges at Companies House.
- Drafting and submitting SDLT returns.
- Post completion – sending documents to the other side, checking Land Registry titles once completed, sending documents to client’s and banks.
The successful candidate will have a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude to enable them to work closely with the team of legal fee earners on all aspects of this work. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, and IT skills.
What do we offer?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate, in a forward-thinking law firm with a well-established client base. We are proud to be certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit
https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts
Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday (exclusive of bank holidays) and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!
If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk
Please note that due to our Christmas closure period, shortlisting and interviews may take place early January 2024.
