Legal Personal Assistant

**Company Description**

WBR Group is a leading provider of Small Self-Administered Scheme (SSAS) administration, actuarial, law and tax advisory services. With a focus on delivering excellent outcomes for business owners, SMEs, entrepreneurs, and families, WBR Group offers personalised and proactive administration services for their clients.

**Role Description**

A skilled and organised professional with a wealth of experience in providing secretarial and admin support to Paralegals, Solicitors and Directors of Law. Adept in office management and administration. Responsible for overseeing the smooth operation of our standard legal procedures, providing essential support to the legal team, following strict confidentiality at all times A proven track record of handling various legal administration tasks including (but not limited to), AML compliance, preparation of legal documentation and providing a full secretarial support service in all aspects of property law.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Serve as a point of contact for paralegals/Solicitors/Directors of Law
- File opening and SRA compliance on our case management system, including conflict checks, client i.d. verification, AML checks and maintaining compliance records
- Supporting lawyers with essential property searches
- Prepare, format, and proofread real estate-specific legal documents, including leases, contracts, transfer deeds, and completion statements
- Preparation and formatting of legal documents to a high standard
- The ability to work under pressure, sometimes to tight deadlines and be able to prioritise your own workload
- Preparation of and sending out of DocuSign envelopes
- Working using the WBR Law case management system
- Creation, preparation and sending out of invoices
- Handle phone calls, enquiries and requests, helping where possible and redirecting queries as necessary
- Maintain confidential records and files ensuring data integrity and security
- Collaborate with others in the firm to provide a seamless service between WBR Law and the other companies within the WBR Group
- Supporting paralegals in offering training and support, where necessary
- Comply with the Health & Safety Guidelines as set out in the Health & Safety Management System document
- Demonstrate behaviours in line with our Company Values ‘PEER’
- Ensure compliance with our Company policies, procedures and guidelines

**Skills and Experience**
- Minimum of three years’ experience working as a Personal Assistant/Senior Secretary in a law environment
- Clear communication skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Strong organisational and multi-tasking skills
- Excellent communication and inter-personable abilities
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite
- Discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive information
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Adaptability and willingness to take on additional responsibilities

This role offers the unique opportunity for a Legal Personal Assistant to expand their responsibilities and grow with the organisation as the role evolves to meet the changing needs of the company

**Benefits**
- 4 day working week initiative (with reward time)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Ability to buy holiday (up to 5 additional days)
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of voluntary benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work, healthcare cash plan, PMI, and critical illness cover.

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

Pay: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No less than 28 per week

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience with file opening and carrying out routine regulatory compliance checks?
- Do you have experience working in property or real estate legal practices within the UK?

**Experience**:

- Legal practice: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leicester LE19 1RP