We are seeking a dedicated Legal PA to provide comprehensive secretarial support to our fee earners. This role is ideal for someone with experience in the Private Client department who thrives in managing a variety of administrative and client-focused tasks. If you are looking for a challenging role in a forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.
Location: Birmingham City Centre
Salary: £26,000 - £27,000
Monday to Friday (Full time, permanent - Office based)
Day-to-day of the role:- Provide full secretarial support to fee earners, including diary management, document preparation, and client liaison.
- Handle dictation typing and prepare correspondence, documents, and forms.
- Assist in the administration of wills, probate, and trusts, ensuring compliance with legal processes.
- Manage correspondence, filing, and maintaining accurate client records.
- Handle telephone and email inquiries from clients and external parties efficiently.
- Proven 1-2 years’ experience as a Legal Secretary within a Private Client department.
- Excellent typing skills, able to quickly and accurately process legal documents from manuscript or digital dictation, with minimal supervision.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
- Excellent IT skills with the ability to pick up new systems quickly.
- Displays a can-do, positive attitude to work, and a high degree of self-management.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a professional telephone manner.
- A keen eye for detail and a high level of accuracy in all work.
- Ability to work well both as part of a team and independently.
- Additional leave and paid volunteer time.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
- Health & wellbeing programmes.
- Company pension and life insurance.
- Employee discounts and company events.
- Cycle to work scheme & Transport links.
- Free flu jabs.
- Referral programme.
- Sick pay.