Legal Assistant - Private Client

Private Client Legal Assistant / Legal Assistant / Legal Administration Support / Legal Secretary

Private Client Department

Southport office based PR9

Full time permanent, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Salary + bonus + benefits including 28 days holiday.

Napthens Southport office are hiring a Legal Assistant to join our Private Client team.

Working closely with the Senior Associate and lawyers handling the administration of estates you will be required to assist in the day-to-day progression of files, office administration and management of lawyer’s diaries’, calls and internal administration.

Day to day you will be involved in: -

• Diary management.

• Preparation of documentation.

• Record keeping.

• Arranging client meetings and internal management meetings;

• Arranging practical aspects relating to the administration of estates and management of client property

• Processing invoices and assisting with general file management;

• Attending meetings to witness documents being signed (including home visits, where required);

• Ensuring fully executed documents are recorded and updated to all relevant databases;

Skills/Experience/Qualifications required to perform the role:

• Committed team player

• Detail-orientated approach to your work and have the ability to work under pressure

• Initiative

• Excellent telephone manner

• Effective time management

• Experience gained within a private client department as a legal assistant or legal secretary.

• Proven experience of working with a case management system, e.g. Proclaim.

• Working knowledge of probate, wills, LPAs, trusts and estates.

NB* Agencies. Please do not send speculative CVs unless you have been instructed to work with us. Thank you.

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Last updated on Jun 21, 2023