Legal Secretary / Assistant - Wills Trust & Probate Team / Private Client

Legal Secretary / Assistant - Wills Trust & Probate Team / Private Client

Location: EmsworthHours: full-time, permanent Salary: £25,000 - £28,000

My client, a well-established and regarded law firm, are recruiting for a Legal Secretary / Assistant to join their Wills Trust and Probate / Private Client team in Emsworth.

Within the role you will be responsible for providing support to the Wills Trust and Probate team by providing competent and efficient secretarial and administrative assistance in the daily running of the busy department.

Duties will include:

• Open new files
• Tie up incoming post with client files, liaise with fee earner as to required tasks, deal with queries, agree action etc.
• Undertake general secretarial duties including dictation, diary management and file administration
• Chase outstanding documentation, liaising with external agencies such as HMRC and the Office of the Public Guardian
• File closure administration
• Any other duties which may from time to time be reasonably requested

Key Skills:

• Experience working as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant in Private Client law
• Very organised, able to manage own work allocation, productivity and quality of work with minimum supervision
• Flexible and able to prioritise a changing to do list

• Detail orientated and accurate
• Self-motivated
• Articulate and a good communicator
• Proficient in using a computerized case management and accounting system
• Able to work in a team