Residential Property Lawyer – Midsomer Norton/Keynsham
FDC Law has an opportunity for a Residential Property Lawyer to work in our busy Midsomer Norton or Keynsham office.
The ideal candidate will be a Solicitor, Legal Executive, or Conveyancer having at least five years’ experience gained within residential property generally but experience across a broad range of residential property matters would be advantageous.
Those areas of experience should include sales, purchases, and re-mortgages of freehold and leasehold properties and help to buy. In addition, experience of non- residential property would be advantageous but not essential.
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and confident property lawyer with excellent client skills and an interest in developing the Property Department
- Full-time Salary – circa £50,000 pa DOE
- Bonus scheme in place
- On site parking
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Employee Assist Programme
- Enrolment in pension scheme on completion of 3 months’ probation
- Option to join a health cash plan after 3 months’ probation.
- Social events
To apply, please e-mail your CV to our Office Manager, Shirley Ford, sford@fdc-law.co.uk
Legal Secretary - Keynsham
FDC Law has an opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to support our busy offices in Keynsham.
Requirements:
- Experience in a Private Client department (2 years minimum).
- Trained in secretarial practice.
- High word processing and audio typing skills.
- Accurate filing and archiving.
- An excellent telephone manner and the ability to deal with clients effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to encourage and work in a team environment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills to liaise with staff and key contacts at all levels.
- Sound organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Self-motivation skills with the ability to handle multiple work strands simultaneously.
- Flexibility as the role will require cover and travel to both our Keynsham and Midsomer Norton offices when necessary.
Main Duties:
- Typing - both word processing and audio typing.
- Answering calls and taking messages.
- Management of legal advisor's diaries including arranging meetings and appointments and updating central diary systems.
- Filing and maintenance of filing systems.
- Opening files and all relevant entries required to client database.
- Photocopying, scanning and faxing documents.
- Providing reception cover in the event of holidays or sickness as required, this requirement is to be shared with other secretarial staff in the office.
- Providing cover to other Private Client secretarial staff in all our offices as required.
- Assistance with other administrative duties that may arise from time to time.
Job Types: Full or Part time, Permanent
Salary: circa 27K DOE
To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter to our Office Manager Shirley Ford at sford@fdc-law.co.uk
