Administrator - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Wrigleys Solicitors

Wrigleys Solicitors

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking an Administrator for our Trust and Court of Protection Administration Team in Sheffield.

About Us
Wrigleys is a well-established, reputable firm of specialist Solicitors. We have offices in Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle. We represent clients across the UK and are considered as one of the leading expert practices outside of London.

Here at Wrigleys we pride ourselves on delivering specialist legal services to our clients within a professional yet friendly and authentic environment.

With our supportive leadership team and by living through our purpose of putting people at centre of what we do, along with our vision of being the firm everyone wants to work with, we offer a collegiate culture where everyone has a voice.

This positiveenvironment helps us maintain exceptional staff retention levels.

About the role

You will be responsible for providing support and assistance to Paralegals in the Trust and Court of Protection Administration Team to enable them to manage their caseloads and provide services to our clients.

Duties and responsibilities as Administrator:

To provide support to the Paralegals in the Trust and Court of Protection Administration Team
Providing cover during colleagues' absence in all areas as required
Maintaining an awareness of Lexcel and internal procedures, processes, and guidelines

Working alongside other fee earners on a variety of tasks related to the ongoing administration of client matters.

Tasks may include (but are not limited to):

Preparing cash reconciliation statements
Reviewing bank statements and other cash statements, and reconciling payments
Liaising with 3rd parties, clients, and other professionals
Opening bank and investment accounts, paying invoices, preparing asset, income, and expenditure statements
Updating our case management system.

The ideal Administrator:

Office experience is essential
Previous experience working as a Legal Administrator (or within an administrative/support role in a law firm) is beneficial
Good IT skills
Ability to empathise with the varying needs of our clients
Good time management and organisational skills
Ability to communicate with people at all levels in all situations

What we offer

Whilst we work hard within normal hours and focus on engaging with clients, we aim to find time for fun along the way.

We do not encourage a long hour's culture - happier people with a work/life balance deliver better results for clients and are more likelyto stay long term.

We all want to enjoy our careers.