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
