Shakespeare Martineau
Administrator
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Administrator
Location: Milton Keynes (occasional London visits)
We are looking for an Administrator to join our Real Estate team based in the Milton Keynes office, part of the firm’s Commercial Property & Development group.
Meet the team:
Our Commercial Property team, in Milton Keynes and the wider firm, are one of the fastest growing real estate practices, having more than doubled income and significantly strengthened the team over the last two and half years.
The role:
Working in a dynamic busy team, you will provide administrative support to the team. You will be providing support services to the team dealing with a variety of real estate transactions (e.g. acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant work, strategic land transactions, real estate development and secured lending).
What you will be doing:
- Opening and closing electronic and paper files
- Using a case management system to process and progress cases
- Carrying out post completion administration including billing and drafting and submitting Land Registry applications and Stamp Duty Land Tax Returns
- Drafting documents based on client-specific precedents
- Carrying out searches
- Photocopying, scanning, printing, filing and collating documentation in relation to contracts, leases and transfers
- Archiving, storage and retrieval of documentation (electronic and paper versions)
- Providing general administration and organisation of paperwork to support transactions
What you will need:
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- Previous office administrative experience, or strong academics with a willingness to learn.
- Confidence with various IT systems and applications.
- The ability to work well in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues and others.
- Good communication skills with the confidence to liaise openly and clearly.
- The ability to produce a high standard of work, sometimes under pressure, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail.
- To be able to demonstrate flexibility, initiative and confidence in your own ability.
Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.
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Additional information:
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
Equal opportunities
Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
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About Shakespeare Martineau
Shakespeare Martineau is part of Ampa Group, a leading house of brands in legal and professional services. Ampa Group brings together complementary firms - including Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Marrons and others - connected by shared values and a modern, people-first culture.
As a group, we’re focused on unlocking potential. We believe in the power of &: corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. Ampa Group provides the shared infrastructure, development programmes, culture, values and empowered working framework that enable our brands, and our people, to thrive.
For you, that means access to award-winning learning, flexibility built on trust, and opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists.
Shakespeare Martineau remains its own distinctive brand with its own clients and markets. Ampa Group gives our people the strength of the group and the freedom to grow their careers in the way that works for them.
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