Wills and Probate Legal Assistant - St Helens, United Kingdom - Tickle Hall Cross Limited

Description

We are looking a Wills and Probate Legal Assistant to assist us in providing the best estate administration and probate services to our clients.

The Wills and Probate Legal Assistant role is a varied in supporting the estate administration and probate process.

Due to the nature of the work being carried out, it is a requirement that this role will be shared between our offices in St Helens and Prescot.

Skills:

• Communication and relationship building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A positive approach to achieving targets.
• Able to manage time effectively whilst maintaining accurate and highquality work.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Adaptable to change in line with business needs.
• Demonstrable experience of producing highly detailed and accurate work
• Experience in managing multiple tasks and prioritising deadlines
• Proven ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Previous experience within estate administration or probate.
• Experience of working within an office environment.

Role

• Carrying out full estate checklists and supporting with overviews
• Answering income calls from third parties and beneficiaries
• Dealing with post, updating the system and logging appropriate work
• Drafting, printing letters and dealing with dictation.
• Check and review all required documents for each estate
• Conduct Bankruptcy, Will Search, Land Registry and Money Laundering checks as well as arranging Property Valuations
• Chasing third parties for information relating to existing cases
• Paying debts and expenses on estates, including the funeral
• Obtaining income tax information
• Dealing with enquiries from the Department of Work and Pensions
• Closing Files when the Estate Administration is complete
• Dealing with queries on closed cases

25 to 28 hours per week, Permanent

Working Monday to Friday (hours per day to be confirmed)


Starting Salary - negotiable depending on experience


Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 25-28 per week


Salary:
From £9.69 per hour


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• St Helens: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

Legal Secretary: 1 year (required)


Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
Wills and Probate Legal Assistant