A Shop Assistant's job description encompasses assisting customers with their shopping experience, maintaining the store's cleanliness and organization, and handling stock. This involves greeting customers, answering queries, assisting with locating products, and processing sales transactions. Additional duties may include receiving stock, stocking shelves, and assisting with store deliveries.
We require an experienced legal secretary at our offices in Abingdon to start immediately. Job description Job Title: Conveyancing Secretary Department: Conveyancing Reporting to: A Senior Lawyer Role Description The Conveyancing Secretary role will focus on general secretarial and administrative duties. Key responsibilities 1. Providing secretarial and administrative support to a Solicitor/Lawyer in the conveyancing department 2. Audio/copy typing (digital dictation) of all correspondence and documents using Microsoft Word, the firm’s word-processing and digital dictation systems; 3. Case and paper management’ - printing correspondence, collating and indexing enclosures and ensuring correspondence is delivered in a timely fashion; 4. Client care including sending out all client care letters, liaising with existing and established clients about ongoing or new matters; 5. Dealing with new client enquiries; 6. Managing incoming written and electronic communication in an accurate and efficient manner and ensuring that appropriate and timely action is taken in response; 7. Booking appointments, arranging meetings and managing diaries; 8. Liaising with estate agents, solicitors and clients where required 9. Attending to clients in person and on the phone 10. Opening and amending new client matters on LEAP, the firm’s document management system to ensure that all relevant information is entered correctly and kept up-to-date; 11. Completing case-related external and internal forms and documentation and entering information where relevant into the firm’s case management system; 12. Undertaking departmental-specific administrative tasks as required by the fee earner/partner in charge of the department; 13. Electronic and manual filing of documents; 14. Undertaking administration tasks such as photocopying, scanning, faxing, printing, filing as may be reasonably required. Person Specifications It is essential that you are able to satisfy the below specifications. We have indicated when the below are not essential but desirable. Skills Legal Experience and knowledge of conveyancing is desirable Excellent audio/copy typing skills Excellent communication - convey information clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing Excellent organisational – strong administrative and document management skills, time management and workload planning Excellent Word processing skills IT (Microsoft 2016 Office suite) including database (desirable) Knowledge Previous experience as a Conveyancing Secretary Familiar with the process for completing and filing stamp duty forms and Land Registry applications online and via Land Registry portal Good understanding of the conveyancing process Manual and electronic file management Taking new client enquiries Preparing, collating and ordering documentation Good level of numeracy Willingness to assume additional responsibilities Knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering rules and procedures Ability Attention to detail Flexibility and adaptability. Quality focus Qualities Enthusiastic Common sense Self-motivated Initiative and problem-solving skills Punctual and reliable