Legal Secretary
7 months ago
**Job Purpose**
To assist the fee earners of the Private Client practice area in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. You will be expected to work as a team player, in providing administrative and minor fee earning work.
**Job Duties**
The below are the main duties/requirements expected of the role:
- To provide secretarial and administrative support within the Private Client practice area.
- To maintain the highest level of confidentiality always.
- Proactively manage diaries and possess time management skills.
- To liaise with colleagues, clients, and other external contacts in a friendly and efficient manner.
- Answer queries and relay necessary information in a professional and confident manner.
- To type a wide range of documents with speed, accuracy, and paying attention to detail.
- To draft routine correspondence.
- To assist in the preparation and proof reading of legal documents.
- To assist the other members of the Private Client practice area in organising their work effectively.
- To build and maintain client relationships.
- To carry out any reasonable instruction from the Head of Private Client and other members of the team in a quick efficient manner.
- To prepare bills, covering letters, and take responsibility for the monitoring/reporting of unpaid bills to fee earners and carry out follow up tasks.
- To monitor client ledgers and liaise with fee earners regarding housekeeping matters, including dealing with accounting issues and file closures.
- To carry out procedural file reviews.
- To maintain the orderly running of client files, update file labels, and outlook with key dates when necessary.
- Under the overall guidance of the relevant team member to assist in dealing with clients’ matters in an efficient manner.
- To record messages, attendances, and to ensure that the relevant team member receives information in an appropriate/timely manner.
- To participate in practice area meetings.
- To observe the Firm’s policies, rules, and procedures.
- To act in the best interests of the Firm always.
- To have a suitable workspace at home and efficient broadband.
**Salary**: £19,899.33-£27,112.83 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Ability to Commute:
- Winchester (required)
Work Location: In person
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