Legal Assistant

1 week ago

EnfieldHertfordHarlowWareHatfieldWelwyn Garden City, United Kingdom Elite Touch Group Full time £20,000 - £40,000 per year
 Legal Assistant – Wills, Trusts & Probate

Hertford

Salary dependent on experience

Our well-established client is looking for a Legal Assistant to join their busy Wills, Trust and Probate department based in Hertford.

You will be responsible for assisting the team with the administration of Trust matters.

Your role will include:

·       Opening files

·       Checking all AML requirements are met

·       Reviewing statements and preparing invoices

·       Dealing with HMRC in relation to the Trust Registration Service, tax returns, and Tax payments

·       Dealing with the Land Registry in relation to registrations on property deeds

·       Assisting existing team members with day-to-day management

·       Closing files, to include accounting for any balances

What we expect from you:

·       You're dedicated to providing excellent client service

·       You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud.

·       You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally.

·       You're a team player who will always go the extra mile.

·       You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them.

·       You show good judgement and maturity.

·       You're risk-aware – you know what you don't know.

·       You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude.

What you can expect from us:

·       A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress.

·       A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme.

·       Flexible and hybrid working.

·       Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes.

·       Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.

·       Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice).

·       Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing.

·       Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense.

·       Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform.

·       Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events.

·       Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz

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