Legal Secretary - Private Client
Location: OxfordSalary: £24,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
My client is a well-established and well-respected leading regional law firm. They are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join their friendly and busy Private Client team in the Oxford office. The primary purpose of the role is to provide full administrative support to the Partner/Head of Department. We are ideally looking for full-time candidates however part-time candidates looking to work around 4 days per week will also be considered.
Whilst the role is suitably challenging, previous Private Client experience is not essential; however, a genuine interest in Wills, Powers of Attorney, Probate, and estate administration would be an advantage
Duties will include:
Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving, retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with post
Audio-typing
Typing standard and non-standard letters
Drafting documents, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect fee earner instruction
Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
Arranging and scheduling meetings and other appointments
Running monthly bills, diarising payments, and follow-up
Carrying out other duti...