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Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents are looking to recruit a full time Property Sales Receptionist to join our award winning property department at our Property Centre at 162 St John’s Road, Edinburgh.

The full-time role is an excellent opportunity to join one of Edinburgh’s top firms. Neilsons are the Scottish Firm of the Year 2025, the Residential Property Team of the Year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025, and Scottish Agency of the Year 2022 and 2024.

Key job responsibilities:

• Answer incoming telephone calls as the first point of contact for both client and buyer enquiries.
• Assist with off-street enquiries.
• Assist with incoming email enquiries.
• Arranging viewings, liaising with both clients and viewers and uploading the information into our system.
• Assisting with maintaining property displays and updating them when properties sell/new properties come on the market.
• Entering general data and notes into our Estate Agency system.
• Other ad hoc general office admin work as and when required.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Ideally you will have property department experience already, though this is not essential as long as you have reception experience.
• First class communication skills both written and verbal.
• Professional and friendly phone manner.
• A positive can-do attitude.
• Excellent IT skills together with experience in using management software.
• Strong administration skills.
• Good local area knowledge.
• Friendly and helpful personality.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Team player.
• Good time management.

We offer an exciting opportunity with a successful Solicitor and Estate Agent and you will have every opportunity to develop your role at Neilsons.

Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents are looking to recruit a front of house Receptionist/Legal Administrator to join our residential conveyancing team at our Head Office at 138-142 St Johns Road, Edinburgh, EH12 8AY.

The full-time role is an excellent opportunity to join one of Edinburgh’s top firms. Neilsons are the Scottish Firm of the Year 2025, the Residential Property Team of the Year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025, and Scottish Agency of the Year 2022 and 2024.

Ideally, we are looking for individuals with at least 1 years’ experience of working in a Solicitor Estate Agency.

Key job responsibilities:

• Answer incoming telephone calls as the first point of contact for client enquiries.
• Assist with off-street enquiries.
• Assist with incoming email enquiries and mail.
• Maintain property displays and update them when properties sell/new properties come on the market
• Instruct legal searches
• Assist solicitors with general correspondence and documents as required using dictation transcription equipment
• Assist solicitors with deeds registration and LBTT submissions
• File management, including storage and archiving
• Office administration including petty cash, stationery, key logging, supplies
• Assist solicitors with ID checks and law society compliance, as well as Anti-Money Laundering checks
• Filing, scanning and photocopying
• Any other ad hoc requirements as advised by the team

Preferred skills and experience:

• Highly organised and client driven with good attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work to critical deadlines and effectively time manage workload
• IT and confident typing skills
• Interest in conveyancing and the property market
• Team player willing to go the extra mile

If you are looking for a move to a Firm which recognises talent and commitment, and you have the necessary skill set, we want to hear from you.