Private Client Legal Assistant

Talk Staff Group Limited; Luton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established law firm is looking for a proactive Private Client Legal Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work in a supportive environment, handling a varied caseload that includes Wills, Probate, and Estate Administration. The ideal candidate will possess strong legal administration skills, ensuring accuracy and compliance while managing client interactions. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to high-quality work and enhance internal efficiencies within a reputable firm, making a real impact on clients' lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal administration support with a focus on private client matters.
• Proven ability to manage case files and maintain accuracy in documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners with private client matters including Wills and Probate.
• Conduct client meetings and manage case files from instruction to completion.

Skills

Handling legal documents

Drafting and preparing Wills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of estate administration processes

Understanding of legal signing procedures

Ability to ensure legal compliance

Familiarity with relevant regulations

Job description

Our client, a well-established and reputable law firm, is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Private Client Legal Assistant to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a solid background in legal administration support, who enjoys working in a client-facing role within a supportive and professional environment.

The Role:

You will play a key part in supporting fee earners with a varied caseload involving all aspects of private client matters, including Wills, Probate, Estate Administration, Powers of Attorney, and Trusts. This is a fast-paced role requiring a proactive and professional approach, with the opportunity to be involved in high-quality work and client interaction.

To be considered for the role, you ll require the following essentials:

• Confidence in handling legal documents
• High level of accuracy
• Experience drafting and preparing Wills
• Understanding of legal signing procedures
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of estate administration processes
• Ability to ensure legal compliance
• Familiarity with relevant regulations and procedures

Within this position, you ll also be:

• Support the full management of private client matters from initial instruction to completion
• Maintain and update case files, both digitally and physically
• Help improve internal efficiencies and streamline case progression
• Independently conduct client meetings to gather information for Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Assist with the administration of a broad range of estates, including those with international assets, business interests, and trust arrangements
• Manage the recording of billable hours and issue invoices throughout the case and at completion
• Work closely with the fee earner to help achieve monthly billing targets
• Carry out timely and accurate financial administration
• Assisting Private Client Solicitors with day-to-day casework and file management
• Preparing and drafting legal documentation

Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.

Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Recruitment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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