Legal Secretary

**Private Client Legal Secretary**

**Brighton & Hove, East Sussex**

**Full time, in the office**

**Salary negotiable depending on experience**

This well-established, and reputable law firm are seeking a Legal Secretary to join their Private Client department. The firm are known for their great legal services and are accredited for their services.

**The Private Client team deals with a range of areas including**:

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

**This role will be to assist fee earners in their day to day work by providing support and an efficient secretarial and administrative service within the Private client department**:

- Providing full secretarial support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to Private Client matters.
- Maintenance of comprehensive and accurate client admin files.
- Completion of forms relating to tax i.e. Inheritance Tax.
- Production of attendance notes.
- Support fee earners in marketing activities.
- General team administration including photocopying, faxing, filing and scanning.
- Meeting and greeting clients.
- 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 6 months.
- Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems.
- Experience of using case management system.
- IT literate - Microsoft Word / Excel / Outlook / Digital Audio software / Case Management

**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ROLE, PLEASE CONTACT WILL GRAY AT ROLF BERRYMAN AS DIRECTED, QUOTING JOB REFERENCE RB/WG/0051**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£26,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Application question(s):

- Do you have at least 12 months experience working in the Legal Sector
- Do you have at least 6 months experience working in the Private Client department

Work Location: In person