Legal Secretary - Private Client
8 days ago
Royal Leamington Spa
We are currently working with a well-established law firm based in Leamington Spa that is looking to recruit a Private Client Legal Secretary to support its busy Wills & Probate department. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and professional legal secretary to join a supportive legal team, providing high-quality administrative and secretarial support to experienced fee earners while ensuring excellent client care throughout the process. The Role As a Private Client Legal Secretary, you will provide efficient administrative and secretarial support to fee earners within the Wills & Probate team, helping ensure matters progress smoothly and clients receive a high standard of service. To be considered for the role, you’ll require the following essentials: • Previous experience in a legal secretarial or legal support role, ideally within Private Client or Wills & Probate, • Fast and accurate typing skills with strong attention to detail, • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with clients and colleagues, • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and experience using legal case management systems, • Audio and copy typing of correspondence, legal documents, and forms, • Assisting with the preparation of simple Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney under fee earner supervision, • Supporting the preparation of probate applications, OPG documentation, and related legal paperwork, • Producing accurate documents, letters, and forms on behalf of fee earners and senior members of the department, • Managing diaries and scheduling client appointments, ensuring documentation is prepared in advance of meetings, • Opening and closing client files, maintaining records, and supporting compliance processes including AML checks, • Filing, scanning, photocopying, and maintaining both electronic and physical client records within the case management system, • Managing outgoing post and assisting with general file administration, • Liaising professionally with clients, executors, and third parties via telephone, email, and correspondence, • Handling initial client enquiries and supporting the team with updates on matters where appropriate Salary is £24,000 - £27,000 per annum, dependant on experience Working Hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support. Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy. See our website for more details and jobs available -