Legal Assistant
4 weeks ago
**Legal Assistant**
**Private Client team**
**On site at our Bedford office, full time 9:00 to 5:15**
An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and well organised legal assistant in our friendly, well established and approachable private client team.
Hours: 9:00 - 5:15 Mon to Fri
Attractive salary dependent on experience
25 days holiday + BHs
Pension scheme
Holiday bonus scheme
Comprehensive training and development opportunities including support to study for professional qualifications
Firm funded eye tests
**Responsibilities 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
Immediate start
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
**Experience**:
- Legal Assistant / Secretarial: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
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