Prince Personnel Limited
Legal Assistant in Property and Construction
Job Location
Heathwaen, United Kingdom
Job Description
Legal Assistant in Property and Construction
Shrewsbury
Permanent
£30,000 – £35,000
Monday to Friday 8am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Our client is looking for a Legal Assistant to join business on a permanent basis. This is a new role to the organisation following a period of continued growth where the Managing Director & Senior Management Team need some additional support. This role has been created to support the Managing Director with a range of legal assistant duties on a daily basis, almost similar to a PA role in some duties, but most of the focus will be on a range of Legal Administrative duties in the property / construction sector.
Responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:
* Working with Senior Management team to understand what projects are currently being worked on and what support is needed.
* Attending regular meetings with the MD, minute taking and assisting with any follow up actions or documentation requests
* Sending out documentation and agreements such as section 106 agreements.
* Supporting with any queries and structural warranty claims.
* In regular liaison with external legal / consultancy companies to check on progress and chase documentation
* Running and manipulating reports for management team and suggesting any improvements of how data could be used more effectively/efficiently.
* In regular communication with external providers to obtain information or raise any issues or concerns if highlighted.
* Managing the MD’s diary, ensuring events and meetings are booked in effectively.
* Assisting with additional administrative tasks like booking travel or accommodation for Director when required.
* Working directly for the MD, with PA support duties that will vary from week to week.
* Preparing reports to for the MD, customising the presentation of these reports to suit the format in which they are required.
* Occasionally attend some meetings with the MD to support with the visit and to also provide minute taking.
Skills and Experience
* Ideally worked in a legal assistant role, ideally within the property or legal sector would be an advantage but not essential… however we would like something similar to this.
* PA / Secretarial or similar experience, where you have that instinct to know what support is needed and can prepare for tasks ahead of time.
* Excellent organisational skills
* Build a strong rapport and working relationship with the MD and the senior management team.
* Must have strong IT skills and be familiar with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Outlook.
* Comfortable managing own working load and prioritising key tasks.
* Someone who is flexible and can support the wider teams in the business when needed.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* High attention to detail
* Confident with numerical skills
* Proficient with MS Office
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
Reference: DE26357L
Location: Heathwaen, GB
Posted Date: 11/14/2024
Shrewsbury
Permanent
£30,000 – £35,000
Monday to Friday 8am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Our client is looking for a Legal Assistant to join business on a permanent basis. This is a new role to the organisation following a period of continued growth where the Managing Director & Senior Management Team need some additional support. This role has been created to support the Managing Director with a range of legal assistant duties on a daily basis, almost similar to a PA role in some duties, but most of the focus will be on a range of Legal Administrative duties in the property / construction sector.
Responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:
* Working with Senior Management team to understand what projects are currently being worked on and what support is needed.
* Attending regular meetings with the MD, minute taking and assisting with any follow up actions or documentation requests
* Sending out documentation and agreements such as section 106 agreements.
* Supporting with any queries and structural warranty claims.
* In regular liaison with external legal / consultancy companies to check on progress and chase documentation
* Running and manipulating reports for management team and suggesting any improvements of how data could be used more effectively/efficiently.
* In regular communication with external providers to obtain information or raise any issues or concerns if highlighted.
* Managing the MD’s diary, ensuring events and meetings are booked in effectively.
* Assisting with additional administrative tasks like booking travel or accommodation for Director when required.
* Working directly for the MD, with PA support duties that will vary from week to week.
* Preparing reports to for the MD, customising the presentation of these reports to suit the format in which they are required.
* Occasionally attend some meetings with the MD to support with the visit and to also provide minute taking.
Skills and Experience
* Ideally worked in a legal assistant role, ideally within the property or legal sector would be an advantage but not essential… however we would like something similar to this.
* PA / Secretarial or similar experience, where you have that instinct to know what support is needed and can prepare for tasks ahead of time.
* Excellent organisational skills
* Build a strong rapport and working relationship with the MD and the senior management team.
* Must have strong IT skills and be familiar with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Outlook.
* Comfortable managing own working load and prioritising key tasks.
* Someone who is flexible and can support the wider teams in the business when needed.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* High attention to detail
* Confident with numerical skills
* Proficient with MS Office
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
Reference: DE26357L
Location: Heathwaen, GB
Posted Date: 11/14/2024
Contact Information
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