Employer: Ideal Personnel and Recruitment Solutions Salary: Date Added: 18/10/2023
We have a great opportunity for a Legal Secretary/Assistant to join their Private Client department. If you have previous experience working as a legal secretary and are looking to deepen your knowledge and experience, this role could be exactly what you are looking for!
Working as a Legal Assistant, you will be providing administrative support to the team and wider department, enabling seamless legal services to be provided to clients and positively contributing to the overall client experience.
Role
• Assisting with general private client work including drafting wills, POAs and dealing with estates and trusts.
• First point of contact with clients including telephone discussions and meeting/greeting at appointments
• Taking new enquiries from prospective clients
• Dealing with the financial management and administration aspects of client matters
• Keeping fee earners up to date on the progress of tasks
• Extensive diary and inbox management
• Managing electronic documents sent to and from external parties
Requirements
• Experience in a Private Client department
• A good understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Advanced IT skills
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational and communication skills
• Good time management skills
• Self-motivated, outgoing and proactive individual
• Calm under pressure
Benefits
Competitive salary
Firm wide bonus scheme
26 days holiday + bank holidays
Birthday off + birthday voucher
Pension scheme
Life insurance
Income protection scheme
Vitality health insurance
Medicash healthcare cash plan
Wellbeing support including Calm premium, 24/7 employee helpline and general lifestyle assistance
Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.
