£23K/yr to £30K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Legal Secretary / Assistant - Private Client

Posted by TRI Consulting.

Legal Secretary / Assistant - Private Client

Location: Swindon
Salary: Flexible depending on experience

My client has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join their highly regarded Private Client team in Swindon.

Whilst the role is suitably challenging, Private Client experience is not essential; although a genuine interest in Wills, Powers of Attorney, Probate, and estate administration would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

  • Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving, retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with post
  • Drafting documents, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect fee earner instruction
  • Audio-typing
  • Typing standard and non-standard letters
  • Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
  • Arranging and scheduling meetings and other appointments
  • Running monthly bills, diarising payments, and follow-up

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

  • Previous experience working as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant, ideally within a Private Client team although that is not essential
  • Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
  • Ability to work quickly, accurately, to deadlines and under pressure
  • Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Experience on case management systems desirable
  • Experience with BigHand transcription system desirable
  • Strong written communication skills
  • A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and third parties
  • Good attention to detail
  • Professional, personal presentation