Legal Secretary / Assistant - Private Client

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