Private Client Legal Secretary
Full job description
JS Legal Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £27,600 – £30,000 per year
Private Client Legal Secretary
Our client a well-established multi- office firm of solicitors, are recruiting for an experienced Private Client Legal Secretary to join their Private Client department based in Braintree full or part time hours will be considered.
The Role
- You will provide full secretarial support to the fee earner
- Using digital dictation system to produce correspondence related to private client maters
- Diary keeping
- Meeting with clients to witness execution of client’s wills/documents
- Drafting basic Wills, LPA’s and court of protection applications
- Typing of Wills, LPA’s
- Witnessing client Wills
- Knowledge of IHT forms, Estate Accounts and Grant of probate desirable
- Production of attendance notes
- Set up and administration of trusts
- Court of Protection/ Deputyship
Experience required:
- You will possess at least 1 years recent Private Client experience
- Fast and accurate typing skills including digital audio systems
- Experience with case management
- Strong IT Skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
- Excellent communication skills and a sympathetic ear
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to prioritise and multitask
- Excellent telephone manor
- Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office
- Monday to Friday 9am- 5.30pm
- Pleasant working environment
- Full or Part Time hours considered
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Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2194 now your cv or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please apply.
All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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