Private Client Legal Assistant
Bridgwater – £23,000 - £27,000
Private Client Legal Assistant , Somerset
My opportunity is with a well known firm with many offices across the south west and is for an ambitious and proactive Private Client Legal Assistant to join a busy team.
You can expect to assist on a mixed caseload including Wills, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning.
Typical duties:
My opportunity is with a well known firm with many offices across the south west and is for an ambitious and proactive Private Client Legal Assistant to join a busy team.
You can expect to assist on a mixed caseload including Wills, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning.
Typical duties:
- Assist with drafting correspondence, preparing documents and managing case files.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure documents are filed promptly and correctly.
- Liaise with clients in a professional and courteous manner, ensuring they receive an excellent level of service.
- Manage diary entries, appointments and general team administration.
- Support colleagues in meeting deadlines and progressing matters efficiently.
- Contribute to the smooth running of the department by helping to refine administrative processes where needed.
- Previous administrative experience, ideally within a legal environment.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
- Confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team while managing your own workload.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn case management systems.
- Previous experience supporting private client work would be beneficial but is not essential.
On offer is a supportive, friendly and professional working environment where you will be encouraged to develop your skills and grow within your role. You will be joining a knowledgeable Private Client team and a workplace that supports a healthy work-life balance.
If you are open to a career chat and would to secure something aligned with your own principles and ambitions then feel free to reach out.
Dante Friend is a Senior Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment, with over 4 years at the company. Having joined in 2011, he now oversees Hampshire, Dorset, and the southwest. Dante provides a highly professional service, recruiting for all levels of firms, from city and large regional to Legal 500 and high street. If Dante weren’t in recruitment, he would be pursuing a career in journalism. One of his goals this year is to buy a Porsche.
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Job Spec:
- Area of Law: Wills & Probate Law
- Type: Paralegal
- Salary: £23,000 - £27,000
- Term: Permanent
- Location: Bridgwater
- Reference: 1334437
