Legal Secretary/ Administrator - Reading, United Kingdom - Boyes Turner

Boyes Turner
Boyes Turner
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Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Role Description:

This is a great opportunity for a Legal Secretary/ Administrator to join our fast-paced team based in Reading.

You will be responsible for supporting both the Community Care and Court of Protection team on all day to day administration activities.


  • Please note for this role you will be required to attend the office approximately 2 days a week however open to discussion at interview

Experience/ Attributes required:


Essential Skills:


  • A minimum of 2 years commercial experience working as a secretary/ administrator
  • Interest in working with vulnerable clients.
  • Ability to work unsupervised (where necessary)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with good attention to detail
  • Working in a busy team and have the ability to handle a busy workload and work to tight deadlines.
  • Excellent keyboard skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages

Desirable Skills:


  • A background working in a legal environment is desirable but not essential

Work type:


  • Screening new enquiries and updating database
  • Adding new enquiries on Inter-Action
  • Opening client/matter files including carrying out antimoney laundering searches and conflict searches
  • Sending DocuSign documentation to clients
  • Drafting and sending out letters of engagement
  • Dealing with all billing enquiries and provide weekly reports on work in progress
  • Organising meetings via MS Teams.
  • Booking travel & accommodation for client visits & marketing events
  • Assisting with expenses claims
  • Supporting the Court of Protection team with processing invoices and disbursements
  • Any other adhoc secretarial/ administrative activities as and when required

Benefits:


Contractual Benefits

  • 25 days holiday
  • Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution and the employee pays 4%
  • Life Assurance 5 x final salary

Non contractual benefits include (Pro Rata)

  • An additional days holiday for your birthday
  • A weekly Wellbeing hour
  • 8 hours per annum for charity work
  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle scheme
  • Cash back medical plan
  • Discounted retail benefits
  • Bring your dog to work
  • Social committee events

Team structure:


  • 2 x Partners
  • 13 x Paralegal
  • 1 x Senior Associate Dolicitor
  • 2 x Associate Solicitor
  • 1 x Senior Associate Chartered Legal Executive
  • 1 x Solicitior
  • 1 x Administrator

Other information:

Boyes Turner's Employment team is ranked in Tier 1 by Legal 500. Its partners are recognized as experts in their field.

The Group is innovative and seeking to find ways of developing its offering and services to clients harnessing all modern technologies.


  • We offer excellent working conditions and a modern, forward thinking, friendly team.
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