Legal Secretary - Diss, United Kingdom - TIME Appointments Ltd

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Time Appointments are happy to be working on behalf of a leading company based in Diss who are looking to recruit a Legal Secretary.


Your main priority as a Legal Secretary is to provide secretarial and administrative support to lawyers and legal executives or other Fee Earners within the Firm.


Duties:


  • To maintain the Firm's Register of Wills, Codicils, Powers of Attorney and Probate.
  • To maintain the Firm's Deeds Store Register
  • To keep up to date the Register and to arrange to file and retrieve documents from time to time as required.
  • Receive "on account" payments from Clients and refer these to accounts department.
  • Informing Accounts department of any Client changes.
  • Witness Wills
  • Generally finalising matters by requesting cheque for final payment of fees etc and obtain ledger printouts before closing file.

Skills required

  • Good understanding of wills and probate
  • Previous Legal experience desirable
  • Excellent level of customer service
  • Great attention to detail
  • IT competency

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