Legal Secretary – Private Client Department (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Estate Administration)

Location: Leamington Spa

Salary: c£25,000 per annum – negotiable, commensurate with experience

We are working in partnership with a well-established Lexcel accredited, multi-office law firm who are looking to attract an experienced Private Client Legal Secretary to join their busy, friendly team in Leamington Spa town centre.

The role will involve:

• Providing a full secretarial and administration service to the Private Client Department 
• Undertaking typing and secretarial work for multiple Fee Earners
• Assisting when needed across the Department as part of the Private Client support team
• Dealing with telephone calls from clients, liaising with Fee Earners where appropriate
• Liaising with clients by phone, email and face to face in Reception 
• Preparing files for the next day’s appointments            
• Making appointments for clients and p
• Carrying out conflict checks on new clients         
• Attending Private Client Department Support Meetings and Firm Wide Meetings
• Providing reception cover on occasion, as required
• Preparing invoices and monthly cost schedules for clients 

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least one years’ legal secretarial experience within a Private Client Department
• Experience of dealing with wills, powers of attorney and estate administration
• Experience of using Microsoft Outlook and Word
• Experience of using a legal case management system
• The ability to work on your own initiative, as well as working well within a team environment
• The ability to handle awkward situations and difficult clients in a calm, kind and professional manner

This is a full time permanent job working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week) and will be fully office-based.

Note: Salary stated is given in line with market rate and will be commensurate with experience.  The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.