We have a fantastic opportunity for a Personal Assistant to join our growing business, based in Huddersfield.

Your Role:

The prime role of a PA is to provide support to Fee Earners in the Commercial Property team and the work of the department. You will be expected to use a significant degree of self-management and initiative and is expected to work as part of a team and to adhere to agreed practice and procedure as determined from time to time in relation to compliance and quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Handle client telephone calls, enquiries, and requests by taking messages, making appointments, or assisting clients where possible.
• Work closely with a Commercial Property Fee Earner to organise digital and physical files, original documents and keep track of important key dates on matters.
• Work with fee earners in general conduct of cases, including filing, typing from digital dictation, photocopying as and when required.
• Dealing with incoming emails and post and organising the same or replying as appropriate.
• Drafting and filing SDLT returns online and as directed.
• To support fee earners and other team members as required
• To undertake any reasonable task as requested
• To ensure that post-completion duties (i.e. Companies House registrations, SDLT submissions, ordering Indemnity Policies where applicable etc.) are undertaken
• To undertake exchanges and completions
• To ensure the confidentiality of the firm’s and client’s documentation and information
• To undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development
• To provide support to other secretaries as required

Person specification – key skills/qualifications required: 

• Excellent organisation skills, interpersonal and telephone communication skills.
• Good word-processing skills.
• Must have previous experience working in either residential property or commercial property
• Experience of working to deadlines and prioritising your own workload efficiently

Our offer

• Competitive salary
• Work life balance
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus statutory, plus extra days for long service.
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• 2 x ½ days off for Life Admin Days
• Health Scheme
• 2 x Non -Contractual Bonuses per year
• Pension
• Christmas party get togethers.

Equal Opportunity

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other consideration prohibited by law.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Depending on experience