Legal Administrator (0975)

In this role you will be providing administration support on a broad range of matters for the residential legal team. As part of a busy team, you'll need to be a supportive colleague with both a helpful and flexible attitude. More specifically you'll play an essential part in ensuring that files are opened and closed correctly, adhering to both our internal processes and individual client requirements, in addition to producing initial correspondence whilst ensuring that all files are managed effectively and efficiently. In time, this role provides genuine scope to take on more complex responsibilities as you develop your knowledge in this area of law. This varied role will also involve obtaining Official Copies from the Land Registry; submitting searches; assisting with post-completion work; preparing and submitting Land Registry applications; liaising with third parties, clients and solicitors to provide updates or obtain information; together with managing the photocopying and post., Find out more about our Responsible Business initiatives here, including our net zero goals, local community engagement and social inclusion

You'll need to have excellent attention to detail, the ability to work to strict deadlines and excellent communications skills. Previous real estate/conveyancing experience, whilst advantageous, is by no means essential.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• Evidence of good academics either from school or other studies.


• Some previous experience of working within an office environment.


• Strong IT skills (including MS Word, Excel and Outlook).
  
  We're a forward-thinking law firm and have several offices across the UK. We provide legal expertise and commercial advice to our clients across a wide range of sectors including Real Estate.


We now have a job opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our large Residential Real Estate team in Newcastle. We're a long-standing business in Newcastle and lucky enough to have offices in The Spark which is a relatively new addition to the city's Helix quarter.

What do the team do?

Our Residential team is one of the largest of its kind. We support our clients in a range of projects acting for PLC house builders, regional house builders, investors and landowners in respect of residential and residential -led mixed-use developments, for both build to rent and build for sale sectors. The team deal with portfolio sales and acquisitions, individual property sales, housing and leasehold management issues, shared ownership, right to buy agreements and more. Our clients range from developers and investors through to social housing providers., We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

Alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can choose and vary the benefits that matter most to you, Pension
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