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This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Legal Secretary to join the Private Client department of this a well-known law firm based in Huddersfield. This is a busy and varied role where you will provide secretarial support to their busy Fee Earners. My client offers a professional and friendly working environment along with great benefits and culture. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Legal Secretary who has worked within Private Client (Wills & Probate) previously.
Duties will include:
Typing documents, emails and file notes, etc for the fee earner’s
Setting up new appointments, answering telephone, speaking to clients and solicitors
Joining team meetings and making suggestions for more efficient admin
Assisting with new precedents
Liaising with other members of the admin team
Digital dictation (BigHand)
Ensuring files are fully time recorded for billing
Assisting other fee earners within the team
Initial point of contact, take new enquiry calls, book appointments, diary management.
Open and close files.
Scan in daily post and general filing.
Deal with Will and document requests.
Drafting generic letters (Client Care Letters, initial letters to banks etc advising of deaths).
Draft SEV forms and notices of renunciation
Person Specification:
The ideal candidate will need previous experience of working within the legal sector
Experiencing in drafting basic Lasting Power of Attorneys (LPAs) and Wills
Excellent telephone manner, typing skills and use of digital dictation
Good typing skills and use of digital dictation
Highly motivated
Highly organised
Willingness to take on new tasks
Proactive and using initiative
Efficient
Able to prioritise workloads of different fee earners.
