Legal Assistant - Private Client
Expiring today
- Recruiter
- Blue Pelican
- Location
- Bromley (City/Town), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £27,000 - £30,000 p/a + benefits
- Posted
- 23 Dec 2024
- Closes
- 20 Jan 2025
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Private Client
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Legal Assistant – Private Client
- Bromley, Kent
- Work from home up to 3 days a week
- £27,000 - £30,000 p/a + benefits
- Full time, permanent role. 9am – 5:30pm
A well-respected law firm in Bromley are recruiting for an experienced legal assistant to join their private client team.
Responsibilities
- Supporting solicitors with preparation and completion of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection, the Administration of Estates and Trusts
- Attending client meetings with a solicitor, and managing client relationships
- Maintaining a record of matters for Partners in the firm that are Executors or Attorneys, and keeping it regularly updated
- General administration duties to include legal research, preparation of legal documents, reviewing documents, drafting and billing & time recording
- Communicating with clients to provide timely updates, and obtaining information where needed
- Following up on tasks to ensure they are completed, and chasing the relevant parties for responses
About you
- You must have previous secretarial/legal assistant experience working within Private Client, including Court of Protection matters
- Accurate typing speeds of at least 60 WPM
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, research tools and other legal systems
- Excellent communication, organisational and team skills
- An ability to take initiative, work to tight deadlines and great attention to detail
- Able to build strong relationships and communicate with a range of people
- An empathetic and caring personality, due to the nature of the work