Legal Secretary – Private Client
£22,000 – £25,000
Barnsley
Full time, Permanent

Who we are:

CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.

For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website at www.craconsultants.com.

About the business:

Our client is an award-winning firm of solicitors, based in Yorkshire, but with a national profile. They are passionate about making a difference to peoples’ lives by being innovative and forward thinking. They care about helping their clients to solve their legal problems.

They are now looking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary into their Private Client team based in Barnsley.

If successful, you will perform the following role as a Legal Secretary:

• Typing documents, emails and file notes, etc for the fee earner’s
• Setting up new appointments, answering telephone, speaking to clients and solicitors
• Good organisational skills
• Joining team meetings and making suggestions for more efficient admin
• Assisting with new precedents
• Liaising with other members of the admin team
• Digital dictation (BigHand)
• High degree of autonomy and self-organisation.
• Ensuring files are fully time recorded for billing
• Assisting other fee earners within the team
• Providing cover for other secretaries in their absence
• Initial point of contact, take new enquiry calls, book appointments, diary management.
• Open and close files.
• Scan in daily post and general filing.
• Deal with Will and document requests.
• Drafting generic letters (Client Care Letters, initial letters to banks etc advising of deaths).
• Draft SEV forms and notices of renunciation

The organisation will offer you the following employment benefits package:

• 25 holiday days + extra day for your birthday
• Hybrid working
• Health scheme
• Pension

To apply, you will be required to meet the following criteria:

• Previous Legal Secretary experience
• Experience in drafting Wills and LPAs
• Experience in digital dictation
• Organised
• Strong telephone manner

How to apply:

If this vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Miles Lomas who is managing this vacancy, email me on [email protected].

Are you wanting to review additional career opportunities? Visit our jobs page at www.craconsultants.com/jobs

Additional Information:

CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

This vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.

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