Legal Secretary - Private Client
Location: Oxford
Salary: £24,000 - £29,000
My client, a leading law firm, are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join their very busy Private Client team in Oxford. The role will be to provide full secretarial and administrative support to a fee earner and the wider team. A genuine interest in Wills, Powers of Attorney, Probate, and estate administration will be an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
* Audio-typing
* Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving,
* retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with
* post
* 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 duties and responsibilities as required
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
* Previous experience within a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role for a Private
* Client team desirable
* Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
* Ability to work quickly, accurately, to deadlines and under pressure
* Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
* Experience on case management systems desirable
* Experience with BigHand transcription system desirable
* Strong written communication skills
* A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and
* third parties
* Good attention to detail
* Professional, personal presentation