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Full-time, permanent
Strong IT/typing skills and previous experience of liaising with clients/customers over the telephone and in person
£19,850 to £27,850 Depending on experience
We are looking for a full-time Legal Assistant to join our Residential Property department.
You will gain experience of a wide range of tasks associated with a conveyancing transaction. You will need to have excellent IT and typing skills and have the confidence to liaise with clients over the phone and face to face. Previous experience within conveyancing or the legal environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided on the conveyancing practice area.
Daily duties will include:
The role will also require you to provide reception cover for the office and also help out regularly with general office duties.
The Residential Property department overall consists of 14 lawyers and nine support team members who are situated across all of our seven offices.
You will be working as part of a friendly and dynamic department who are supportive of one another and meet regularly for team meetings.
Being able to work under pressure and remain focused is key to this role along with strong prioritisation skills and the ability to manage your own workload.
Previous experience of liaising with clients in person and over the telephone is required.
You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate on all levels and maintain confidentiality at all times.
We carefully chose our values as a firm to ensure they reflect the way we conduct our work, both internally and externally. We embrace 5 core values; Trust, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, and Engagement. We reflect these in all areas of our practice, in particular, in our personal and dedicated service to each and every client. By embedding these values into our culture our clients recognise us as trusted advisors.
Our commitment to our clients and hard work over the years is reflected in the ‘Leading Firm‘ ranking that we have achieved for consecutive years from the prestigious Chambers & Partners, and Legal 500 directories. As a firm, we intend to continue to dedicate ourselves to our values in the pursuit of trusted advisor status.
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Our mission is to provide excellent, trusted and truly personal legal services. How we do this is simple – we are committed to our clients, our people and our communities.
Whether you require legal services for you, your family or your business, you can rest assured that with over forty lawyers at seven easy-to-reach high street locations, you will receive high quality legal advice, tailored to meet your needs.
We are committed to ensuring that clients always receive a tailored, personalised service and we place their needs at the centre of everything we do.
The values are also qualities and attributes that we look for in our employees.
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With offices in Wiltshire at: Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Melksham, Trowbridge, Greenways
Goughs Solicitors is the trading name of Goughs Lawyers LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC373190) and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA 567200).
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The term partner is used to refer to a member of Goughs Lawyers LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualification. A list of members is available at the registered office, 5 Bath Road, Melksham, SN12 6LN.
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