Legal Assistant

Description:

Legal Assistant/Secretary – Private Client

Walsall

Salary – £22.5k

Hours – Full Time 9:00am – 5:15pm

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 

Details:

Location: Walsall - office based role
Hours: 9:00 – 5:15 Mon to Fri
Attractive salary dependent on experience
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Pension scheme
Holiday bonus scheme
Comprehensive training and development opportunities including support to study for professional qualifications
Firm funded eye tests