Birmingham city centre
c£24,000 to £25,000 per annum, commensurate with experience
We are seeking an experienced Private Client/Wills and Probate Legal Secretary to work with and assist fee earners within the Private Client team for a leading, well-established multi-office, Lexcel accredited, Legal 500 listed law firm at their office in Birmingham city centre
The fee earners in the Private Client / Wills and Probate Department act on behalf of vulnerable clients and look after their finances, clothes purchases, liaison with care homes, etc.
The role will involve:
- Assisting with the preparation of court documents and bundles
- Liaising with clients in person and by telephone in a professional and friendly manner
- Arranging mail despatch
- Preparation of correspondence and documents through audio typing and word processing
- Maintaining up-to-date time records as appropriate
- Diary management
- Photocopying and filing
- File opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files
- Audio and copy typing of legal documents and correspondence
Suitable candidates will have:
- Previous experience as a legal secretary or legal assistant within a private client/wills and probate team
- Confident and polite telephone manner
- Organisational skills
- Proficiency in MS Word
- Attention to detail
- Ideally an awareness and familiarity with financial matters including Excel spreadsheets and bank reconciliations is desirable - this is not essential
This is a full-time, office based permanent job working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Benefits include:
- 24 days' annual leave plus the option to purchase additional days
- Matching 4% pension contributions
- Life Assurance of 4x salary
- Discounts on personal conveyancing and wills
- Corporate discounts on gym memberships, restaurants, and days out
- Annual flu jabs
- Ongoing career development and CPD training, with ample opportunities for staff to build on their skills and experience
Note: Salary is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be wholly dependent on experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge
For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions
About Talentwise
Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.
About Your Consultant
Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey's passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it's stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey's experience and expertise.
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