Private Client Legal Secretary

Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment Ltd • Permanent • Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom • £26k / year • 1h ago

Nuneaton with free onsite parking

up to £26,000 per annum

This is a very well-established law practice, who have steadily grown their office network, including two acquisitions over the past four years giving them a great regional presence and a massively increased volume of business in the area of private client/wills and probate.

Their Private Client team is spread across a number of locations, led by a senior solicitor and Director with over 20 years’ experience, who handles complex, high value cases and is recognised in the Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer.

What you'll be doing:

Providing secretarial and administrative support to the Private Client Department, supporting a number of Private Client fee earners
Audio and copy typing of correspondence and legal documents
Dealing with wills, powers of attorney and estate administration
Handling of and dealing with client calls
Seeing clients in Reception
Making appointments for clients
Conducting conflict checks on new clients
Locating files ahead of appointments
Maintaining filing systems
Providing occasional reception cover
Preparing accurate invoices and cost scheduling for clients on a monthly basis

Suitable candidates will have:

Excellent keyboard skills
Experience of using a legal case management system
A minimum of 12 months' legal secretarial experience, supporting a Private Client Department, dealing with wills, powers of attorney and estate administration

This is a full-time permanent job working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week).

Benefits include:

Annual salary reviews
23 days’ holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days bank holidays
2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
Company Sick Pay (on completion of probation period)
Company Pension Scheme
Discounted legal fees (on completion of probation period)
BUPA healthcare scheme (on completion of probation period)
Death in service benefits 3 x salary (on completion of probation period)
Long service awards
Career development and regular performance reviews
Technical and personal skills training
Community and fundraising events
Full induction programme
Virtual GP
Funeral Planning and support
Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service

Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be wholly dependent on experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge

For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment

About Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment

Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.

We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.

About Your Consultant

Tracey is the Owner and Managing Director of Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be!

Tracey’s passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it’s stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey’s experience and expertise.

Know anyone who might be interested? We offer generous bonuses up to £500 for successful referrals. Conditions apply - contact us or view our website for details.

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