Private Client Legal Assistant

2 weeks ago


Melksham, United Kingdom Goughs Solicitors Full time

Private Client Legal Assistant
Work Type

Permanent, full-time

Experience

Previous administration/secretarial experience and strong IT skills

Salary

£18,100 to £25,300 depending on experience

The Role

We are looking for a full-time Legal Assistant to join our Private Client team at our Melksham office to work alongside a fellow legal assistant and support a lawyer with various admin and secretarial tasks.

Daily duties will include:
Compiling letters/documents, audio typing, completing standard forms and photocopying
Opening files/database input
Diary management to include arranging meetings and appointments
Assisting with clients and receiving/making telephone calls
Setting up and managing the electronic transfer of funds
You will also be required to help out with office duties and cover the reception desk during lunchtime and when the receptionist is away.
The Team

The Private Client team within the office currently comprises of one lawyer and a part-time legal assistant.

The Melksham office itself is home to a further three support team members and four lawyers spread across our Family and Residential Property departments, plus five members of our Accounts and IT departments.

The Department

The Private Client department is based at six of our seven offices and currently comprises 13 lawyers and 10 support team members.

Our support team members have joined the firm having come from a variety of previous roles. They all work cohesively to support one another and you will be paired up with an experienced assistant when you join so that you receive in-depth on-the-job training.

Your Experience & Qualifications

Previous experience of working within a legal sector is not essential as full training on the Private Client practice area will be given.

You will need to possess strong organisational and prioritisation skills and be able to manage your own workload. The role will involve quite a lot of client contact so being able to maintain confidentiality at all times along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills is essential.

Our Firm Goals

We carefully chose our values as a firm to ensure they reflect the way we conduct our work, both internally and externally. We embrace 5 core values; Trust, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, and Engagement. We reflect these in all areas of our practice, in particular, in our personal and dedicated service to each and every client. By embedding these values into our culture our clients recognise us as trusted advisors.

Our commitment to our clients and hard work over the years is reflected in the ‘Leading Firm‘ ranking that we have achieved for consecutive years from the prestigious Chambers & Partners, and Legal 500 directories. As a firm, we intend to continue to dedicate ourselves to our values in the pursuit of trusted advisor status.

Head of Department
Emma Taylor
Partner & Head of Private Client

01380 736 654

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What are the benefits?

Annual Bonus

Agile Working

Health Care Plan

Qualifications Support

Extra Christmas Leave

Firm Funded Social Events

Location
Melksham
Map
Melksham

Goughs Solicitors
5 Bath Road
Melksham
Wiltshire
SN12 6LN

Telephone: 01225 703036
Fax: 08451 274747

Opening hours: 9:00am - 5:15pm
Out of hours appointments may be available on request

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Life at Goughs

Our mission is to provide excellent, trusted and truly personal legal services. How we do this is simple - we are committed to our clients, our people and our communities.

Whether you require legal services for you, your family or your business, you can rest assured that with over forty lawyers at seven easy-to-reach high street locations, you will receive high quality legal advice, tailored to meet your needs.

Firm Goals & Values

We are committed to ensuring that clients always receive a tailored, personalised service and we place their needs at the centre of everything we do.

The values are also qualities and attributes that we look for in our employees.

Trust
Teamwork
Excellence
Accountability
Engagement
What's it like to work at Goughs?
"It's friendly and approachable atmosphere and sense of camaraderie"
Rebecca Bailey, Senior Associate Solicitor
"We have an extremely supportive and open culture at Goughs which enables me to say that I love not only my job but my workplace."
Georgina Catlin, Solicitor
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