Legal Secretary - London, United Kingdom - Shenley Recruitment

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Legal Secretary - Wills & Probate - Maternity Cover

Hybrid - at least 1 day per week in the office in Shoreditch and then work from home.


Salary
:
£32,000 p.a.
One year maternity contract (could go permanent), starting September 2023.


Our client is a leading legal research and probate administrator company based in Shoreditch area that have won several industry awards.

They are looking for an Legal Secretary with Wills & Probate experience to support a team of case management providing secretarial and administrative support together with acting as a communication link between Solicitors and teams.


  • Duties and Responsibilities:_
  • Liaise with Solicitors regarding new probate enquiries.
  • Managing relationships with Solicitors to ensure new probate cases are provided to management when they arise with the client.
  • Maintain the client and case database.
  • Prepare and forward quotations to clients.
  • Regularly review and monitor open enquiries and quotations.
  • Liaise with clients to update them on existing cases.
  • Distribute new instructions to appropriate departments and staff.
  • Prioritise workload according to demand.
  • Undertake any additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by line manager, management or director.
  • Requirements:_
  • At least 4 years Legal Secretarial/Admin experience.
  • Good understanding of probate & wills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload; whilst working in a collaborative team environment.
  • Ability to meet deadlines.

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months


Salary:
£32,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Experience:


  • Estate Administration or Intestacy: 1 year (preferred)
  • Do you have legal secretarial / administration: 3 years (required)
  • Probate or Wills work: 3 years (required)

Work Location:
In person
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