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Legal Secretary

ACS Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 9SY

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Legal Assistant/Secretary in a private client firm located in Lichfield, offering a salary between £23,000 and £26,000 depending on experience.
  • The role requires preferably previous work experience as a legal assistant or secretary, along with satisfactory knowledge of legal office operations.
  • Responsibilities include handling client queries, managing case documentation, monitoring deadlines, and performing general administrative tasks.
  • The work hours are full-time from 9:00 am to 5:15 pm, Monday to Friday, with benefits including 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a pension scheme, and a holiday bonus scheme.
  • The firm also provides comprehensive training and development opportunities, including support for professional qualifications and funded eye tests.
Legal Assistant/Secretary – Private ClientLichfieldSalary – £23,000 - £26,000 DOEHours – Full Time 9:00am – 5:15pmResponsibilities include:
  • Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
  • Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
  • Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA regulations
  • Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.
  • Submitting/registering forms and legal documents Probate Registry, Certainty and HMRC
  • Responsible for the organisation, safe custodian and release of Wills, Lasting Power of Attorney’s, Probates and other associated legal documents.
  • Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
  • Monitoring deadlines, manage appointments and diaries
  • Searches and registering Wills with Certainty
  • Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team
  • Preparing Estate Accounts on Excel
  • Handling overflow client telephone calls
  • Reception cover
  • Preparing and taking the banking and post
  • General administrative tasks
  • Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the office
Requirements for this role include:
  • Preferably previous work experience as legal assistant/secretary
  • Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
  • Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)
  • Working knowledge of case management software
  • Proficiency in English
  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills
  • Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills
Details:
  • Hours: 9:00 – 5:15 Mon to Fri
  • Attractive salary dependent on experience
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Pension scheme
  • Holiday bonus scheme
  • Comprehensive training and development opportunities including support to study for professional qualifications
  • Firm funded eye tests

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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.