Our Wills & Probate department is growing!
We are looking for a dedicated Legal Administrator to join our busy Lifetime Planning team, based in our Chester office, 9am to 5:30pm. The team works with private clients to ensure all their wills, probate and estate related matters run smoothly so you will be responsible for providing efficient administration support across the team.
Full-time | Chester City Centre
ABOUT THE ROLE
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This is a busy and varied role with tasks including:
* All administration duties such as dealing with incoming and outgoing post, photocopying, filing, scanning and archiving of legal documents.
* Daily record keeping and filing electronic and hard copy documents.
* Updating the case management system with all appropriate documents and notes.
* Checking legal documents to ensure accuracy.
* Performing accurate legal research and analysis when required.
* Requesting and obtaining relevant information from other organisations by phone, email or post.
* Preparing and formatting legal and management reports.
* Dealing with general Lifetime Planning enquiries by phone and email.
* Ensuring our service standards are delivered consistently and proactively every client, every time.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who ideally has previous legal administration or private client experience. But if you’re a recent graduate or have been legally trained and have a ‘can do’ approach and a genuine interest in this area of law, we’d love to talk too.
You’ll be a highly organised and efficient administrator and a fantastic communicator. You will be able to juggle multiple tasks and have a good eye for small details. IT skills/ case management experience are important too.
With access to a structured induction programme as well as ongoing training programmes tailored to you, you’ll have opportunities to grow, develop and progress.
Part of our commitment to making lives better is supporting you to reach your career objectives — whatever they may be. Appreciation, reward and respecting your work-life balance comes as standard.
Please note: some benefits apply after a qualifying period.
Salary is dependent on skills and experience.
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Culture at HM3 Legal
HM3 Legal is committed to promoting a culture of equality and diversity in the workplace. You will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Here’s a selection of what’s on offer. Part of our commitment to making lives better is supporting you to reach your career objectives — whatever they may be. Appreciation, reward and respecting your work-life balance comes as standard.
* Generous employee referral programme
* Living wage employer
* Hybrid-working model for over 90% of our roles
* Enhanced annual and family friendly leave and your birthday off!
* Early dart Fridays
* Training programmes tailored to support your goals
* Progression and promotion opportunities
* Professional qualification and study-leave support
* Dress for your day
* Regular socials and charity events
* Mental Health First Aiders and wellbeing support
* Values-based recognition and reward scheme
* Long-service awards
* How to Wow customer experience awards
LET’S TALK
Contact us for a confidential chat
If you want to find out more about this role, or any other vacancy please talk to us in confidence. We’re expanding and looking for people at all levels, with varying skills and experience to join our team.
If you’ve got a legal enquiry, call us on 01244 318 131 or click here to complete a short form, and a bl**dy brilliant lawyer will be in touch.
Recruitment agencies – heads up, we do not accept speculative CVs including those responding to roles on our website. We work directly with a PSL and will not accept liability for fees or commission if we employ a candidate who applied directly to us, or who was put forward by an uninstructed agency.
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