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Private Client Legal Assistant

Ashville Knight
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Fareham, Hampshire PO17 5BL, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A well-established law firm is seeking a Private Client Legal Secretary for their Fareham office.
  • The ideal candidate should have at least 1 year of legal secretary experience in Private Client matters.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £25,000 to £27,000, depending on experience.
  • Responsibilities include providing secretarial support, drafting basic legal documents, and handling general administration tasks.
  • The role is full-time, Monday to Friday, with 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays and a workplace pension.

A well-established law firm is looking for a Private Client Legal Secretary to join their busy and expanding team. This will be based in there Fareham office. The ideal candidate must provide administrative support and able to offer a high-quality legal service to all the clients.You will advise on a variety of matters to include:

  • Will drafting.
  • Probate/Estate Administration.
  • Tax Advice.
  • Set up and administration of Trusts Powers of Attorney.
  • Court of Protection/Deputyship.

Duties will include:

  • Providing full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to Private Client matters.
  • Drafting of basic Wills, LPAs and Court of Protection applications.
  • Completion of forms relating to tax i.e., Inheritance Tax.
  • General team administration including photocopying, faxing, filing and scanning.
  • Handling telephone enquiries and directing accordingly.
  • Arranging meeting room bookings/travel arrangements.

Desired skills and experience:

  • Legal Secretary experience essential within Private Client – at least 1 years + experience.
  • Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems and experience of using case management system.

What they offer:

  • Full time in the office – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.
  • Salary depending on experience up to £25,000 - £27,000
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holiday.
  • Workplace pension.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.