Role : Legal Assistant - Private Client Location : Skipton Salary: £25,000- 28,000pa, depending on experience Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week, 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm - flexible hours Our Client: Our award winning legal client who boast various office locations within both West and North Yorkshire are seeking an experienced, highly organised and proactive Legal Assistant, to join their dynamic Private Client team in Skipton. The successful candidate will provide direct support to the Director, enabling them to work at optimal efficiency. This role demands self-management, initiative, and the ability to handle a wide variety of tasks in a fast-paced legal environment. Key Responsibilities as a Legal Assistant - Private Client: Provide full administrative and secretarial support, including preparing correspondence and documents via audio-typing, word processing, online portals, and case management systems. Liaise with clients in a professional, friendly, and efficient manner, both in person and over the phone, maintaining high standards of client care. Manage client files in accordance with office procedures, ensuring accurate filing, storage, and retrieval of documents. Handle all firm and client information with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism. Take part in any relevant training to ensure continuous professional development. Essential Skills and Experience: Previous experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary is required, with a minimum of 2 years experience within a Private Client department. Accurate typing skills with experience of audio-typing would be an advantage, word processing, and use of case management systems and online portals. Excellent written and verbal communication skills - compassionate when dealing with clients. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously. Able to work effectively as part of a team while also being capable of using initiative to work independently. What's our client offers: Salary £25,000 - £28,000 pa - pro rata, depending on experience Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week, 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm - flexible hours On-site parking Company pension Healthcare Scheme 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - pro rata Plus your Birthday off ! This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Private Client - Legal Assistant to join a well-established and respected law firm in Skipton. If you are detail-oriented, self-motivated, and eager to contribute to a growing team, we would love to hear from you. Our Guarantee: Thank you for your initial expression of interest in our available vacancy. If we have not contacted you within 5 working days of your application, please understand that the CV received, and the information provided does not meet the requirements of the current vacancy. However, we will consider all applications for any available opportunity, present or future, and proactively contact you should we deem there to be a suitable match. Here at Impression we are committed to supporting the principles of equal opportunities and prohibit discrimination/ harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.