Legal Secretary - Private Client

Legal Secretary - Private Client

Location: Oxford
Salary: £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 duties and responsibilities as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

• Previous experience within a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role
• Private Client experience would be desirable although not essential
• 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.