About the role
We are delighted to be working with one of the UK’s most established law firms with their recruitment of a Real Estate Secretary based in Newcastle.
This is a hybrid role with three days in the office, working 9am-5:50pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours) on a salary of £25,768 per year.
Secretarial experience is required, however, not necessarily within Property.
What’s in it for you
Holiday entitlement linked to continuous length of service:
Up to 4 years – 25 days
Upon 4 years – 26 days
Upon 5 years – 27 days
Upon 10 years – 28 days
Hybrid working arrangements (40%/60%)
Workplace pension offering up to 6% matched contributions
Life Assurance at 4x annual salary
Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
Access to 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
Free annual Headspace subscription
Subsidised city centre parking / Annual travel tickets
Employee Referral Scheme
Salary sacrifice benefits including holiday purchase – offering an additional purchase of 1 working week (pro rata for part-time employee’s)
Healthcare Cash Plan via Westfield Health
Critical Illness Cover
Benefit Hub – Offering vouchers and cashback rewards
Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Technology Purchase Scheme
Key Responsibilities
As a Real Estate Secretary your role will include:
Maintain fee earner diary / be aware of fee earner’s day to day commitments.
Preparation of inward and outward post.
Alert and agree with fee earner any changes in circumstance and priority with regard to workload.
Preparation, submission and downloading of property searches using TM Property Searches.
Preparation and submission of Stamp Duty Land Tax forms using the SDLT website.
Produce / assist in the completion of monthly bills.
Use precedents as directed and delegated by Fee Earner to prepare and draft documents as directed and supervised by fee earner.
Facilitating/organising room bookings, accommodation and travel tickets.
Facilitating/organising the booking of telephone conference calls and video conferences.
Provide Fee Earner with fast and accurate typed material.
Maintain efficient filing and administration system that allows for prompt retrieval of information and material.
About you
Be fully conversant with all Microsoft Packages to an advanced level.
Be proficient in document preparation including house style, schedule levels, stripping out and re-formatting documents, table of contents, formulas, track changes, document comparison packages.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Be self-motivated, able to work to own initiative as well as part of a team.
Experience within Real Estate is preferred but not essential.
If you are interested in this Real Estate Secretary role, click ‘apply now’ and a member of our team will be in touch!
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