Freeths

Legal Departmental Support - Real Estate (FTC 12 Months)

Freeths  •  Nottingham, GB (Hybrid)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Birmingham Or Nottingham (Hybrid)

About the role

To deliver expert, efficient, and collaborative legal support services that streamline key processes, enhance client outcomes, and enable the Firm’s legal teams to focus on strategic priorities. We trust our people to work flexibly in the way that works best for them, their teams and our clients. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all.

Key responsibilities

  • Assist on confidential client matters
  • Client liaison, including dealing with queries and providing updates
  • Electronic and physical file management and storage including e-filing of emails and correspondence
  • Update and manage client portals and trackers
  • Prepare legal documentation and correspondence including court forms, bundles, filing submissions/Land Registry applications etc
  • Process and track legal work including recording and monitoring key dates and deadlines
  • Plan and schedule appointments, conferences, and meetings as required
  • Financial management including billing, sending out invoices and arranging payments
  • Utilise other support teams to assist as appropriate
  • To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time.

Your skills and qualifications

  • Admin support experience within Litigation / Real Estate
  • Flexible and professional approach
  • Ability to communicate at all levels of the business both internally and externally
  • Be able to use your own initiative with a high level of accuracy
  • Be able to prioritise and work to deadlines
  • Excellent knowledge of databases
  • Ability to prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
  • Methodical and excellent attention to detail
  • Be able to work independently and as part of a team

No Recruitment Agencies Please

Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths.

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Do we sound like a match? If you’re someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we’d love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team.

Freeths

About Freeths

We are a leading full-service UK law firm, with 1,200+ freethinking colleagues all working together to make the future better for our people, clients and communities.

We are a big firm, without the attitude. We get our momentum from our guiding values – smart, bold and together.

We are friendly, straight-talking and use our expertise and integrity to deliver smart legal services and a dynamic, inclusive and rewarding experience.

Because of all this and more, we’re trusted by leading household names such as Aldi, Tarmac, Experian and Lloyds Bank, to charities, universities, private individuals – to think beyond the norm and get the best results.

For lawyers at any career stage, from ambitious undergraduates to the most seasoned professionals, we aim for Freeths to be the legal team they want to be part of. A leading firm that talent purposefully heads to. A place where reputations are earned. Careers, and friends-for-life, made. Testament to our positive culture, Freeths is listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.

We’re on a mission to be our client's go-to law firm. The trusted and well-liked people they naturally turn to for legal support. From corporates, major retailers, insurance companies, financial institutions & multi-national construction & engineering companies, to entrepreneurs, owner-managed businesses & SME’s – all expertly and warmly serviced by our 1,000+ people in our 13 offices: Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford & Sheffield.

• Listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2024

• Legal 500 & Chambers & Partners legal guide consistent top tier ranks

• National ranking of 44 in the Top 100 UK law firm listing - The Lawyer magazine

• Winner of The Lawyer and Legal Week’s Litigation Team of the Year 2020

• Ranked 51 in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2020

• ‘Diversity Champion’ for Stonewall - charity supporting LGBTQ+ rights

Industry
Legal & Compliance
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Nottingham, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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