Legal Secretary – Private Client

Legal Secretary – Private Client
Location: Oxford
Salary: £25,000 - £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