Jacksons Law - Residential Property Assistant

About Us

Jacksons Law Firm is now one of the longest-established law firms in the North East of England with offices in Newcastle, Teesside, and Sunderland. We have a team ofspecialist lawyersoffering legal advice to both businesses and private clients in the region, from Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, to Teesside and North Yorkshire.

The Role

• Opening files on practice management system
  
• Undertaking Solicitors Regulation Authority checks on law firms
  
• Photocopying
  
• Corresponding with clients and/or other law firms by e-mail, letter or telephone to maintain file progression
  
• Ordering property searches
  
• Preparing completion reports and submitting to client
  
• Applying to Land Registry to register completed documents
  
• Scheduling completed documents and forwarding these to client
  
• Closing and archiving files and updating computer systems
  

Requirements

Candidates for this role must:

• Have good IT skills, including Microsoft Word & Excel
  
• Be highly organised and hard working
  
• Have great communication skills and be able to work in a team
  
• Be keen to learn and develop
  
• Be able to pick up new skills and systems easily
  
• Have strong initiative skills and a can-do approach
  
• Have a keen eye for detail and be able to complete tasks with a high level of accuracy
  
• Be able to commute to our Newcastle office on a daily basis