An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and well-organised legal assistant in our friendly, well-established and approachable private client team.
Responsibilities include:
1. Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties.
2. Providing client updates and monitoring matter progression.
3. Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA regulations.
4. Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.
5. Submitting/registering forms and legal documents to Probate Registry, Certainty and HMRC.
6. Responsible for the organisation, safe custody and release of Wills, Lasting Power of Attorney’s, Probates and other associated legal documents.
7. Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners.
8. Monitoring deadlines, managing appointments and diaries.
9. Searching and registering Wills with Certainty.
10. Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team.
11. Preparing Estate Accounts on Excel.
12. Handling overflow client telephone calls.
13. Providing reception cover.
14. Preparing and taking the banking and post.
15. Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the office.
Requirements for this role include:
1. Preferably previous work experience as a legal assistant/secretary.
2. Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office.
3. Advanced computer literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook).
4. Working knowledge of case management software.
5. Proficiency in English.
6. Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
7. Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
Details
1. Hours: Monday to Friday - 9:00 to 5:15.
2. Attractive salary dependent on experience.
3. 26 days holiday + BHs.
4. Firm funded eye tests.
5. Comprehensive training and development opportunities including support to study for professional qualifications.
Working on a fixed fee basis means there is no uncertainty as to your outlay.
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