Trainee Legal Secretary
Location: Edinburgh City Centre, fully office‑based. Permanent role. Full‑time hours Monday to Friday. Salary up to £26,000 per annum plus benefits (depending on experience).
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administration and secretarial support to a number of partners and associates within the Private Client team.
This role best suits a candidate with prior administrative experience, preferably within the legal or professional services industry, who wants to progress with an industry leader.
Responsibilities
* Complete legal documentation, forms and correspondence on instruction from fee earners in a timely fashion.
* Carry out copy and audio‑typing of correspondence and legal documents as required.
* Deal with confidential Private Client documentation including Powers of Attorney, Wills and Deeds.
* Handle incoming calls to the department, dealing with initial queries, taking and passing on messages and referring calls to the appropriate person if required.
* Ensure that client files and the internal client system are accurately updated following any contact.
* Perform other administration and secretarial work as directed by the Support Manager and Partners.
Qualifications
* Previous experience within an administration role is ESSENTIAL (legal administration experience preferred).
* Solid organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload effectively.
* First‑class communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to show empathy when dealing with sensitive situations.
* Excellent attention to detail.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
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