Private Client Legal Secretary

Leamington Spa

up to £25,000 per annum

We are working with a leading regional, Lexcel accredited law firm who are seeking an experienced legal secretary to support their busy Private Client team in Leamington Spa. 

This is a varied and busy role which would involve:

• Providing secretarial and administrative support to the Private Client Department, supporting a number of Private Client fee earners
• Audio and copy typing of correspondence and legal documents
• Handling of and dealing with client calls
• Seeing clients in Reception
• Making appointments for clients
• Conducting conflict checks on new clients               
• Locating files ahead of appointments 
• Maintaining filing systems
• Providing occasional reception cover 
• Preparing accurate invoices and cost scheduling for clients on a monthly basis

Suitable candidates will have:

• Excellent keyboard skills
• Experience of using a legal case management system
• A minimum of 12 months' legal secretarial experience, supporting a Private Client Department, dealing with wills, powers of attorney and estate administration 

This is a full-time permanent job working  9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week). Applications will, however, also be considered from candidates seeking part-time hours, provided they are able to work full days from Monday to Wednesday

Benefits include:

• Annual salary reviews 
• 23 days’ holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days bank holidays 
• 2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
• Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
• Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Company Sick Pay (on completion of probation period) 
• Company Pension Scheme
• Discounted legal fees (on completion of probation period)
• BUPA healthcare scheme (on completion of probation period)
• Death in service benefits 3 x salary (on completion of probation period)
• Long service awards
• Career development and regular performance reviews
• Technical and personal skills training
• Community and fundraising events
• Full induction programme
• Virtual GP
• Funeral Planning and support 
• Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
• Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service

Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be wholly dependent on experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge

For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions

About Talentwise

Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.

We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.

About Your Consultant

Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey’s passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it’s stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey’s experience and expertise.

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