Our client has a permanent, full time vacancy for a self-motivated Legal Assistant to join their well-established Trusts & Estates Team.
As a Legal Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in providing exceptional support to their busy team, ensuring unparalleled levels of client service. This role is crucial to the success of their experienced team who have a demanding workload. This means that you must be able to handle pressure and be able to prioritize your daily workload.
Key Responsibilities of this role include:
- Team player
- Exceptional secretarial skills including diary management via Outlook
- Preparation & sending of the initial letters on straightforward estate matters
- Meticulous administrative & attention to detail. Admin to include filing, photocopying & scanning
- Precise typing skills (via digital audio)
- Case Management experience, opening files and ensuring due diligence and file compliance is completed. Billing on fixed fee matters, closing down & archiving files.
- Accurate presentation of work
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
Additional requirements of this role include:
- Previous experience in a legal Trusts & Estates environment would be advantageous
- Exceptional attention to detail and a methodical approach to work, with the ability to adhere to strict deadlines
- Professional, empathetic and attentive telephone manner, coupled with strong interpersonal skills
- Capability to handle pressure and effectively prioritize tasks whilst managing the workload for several Fee Earners
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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📌 Legal Assistant Trusts & Estates
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📍 Shire of Northampton