Legal Secretary - Private Client

Legal Secretary – Private Client

Location: Oxford

Salary: £24,000 - £30,000

My client, a leading law firm, are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join their very busy Private Client team in Oxford. The role will be to provide full secretarial and administrative support to a fee earner and the wider team. A genuine interest in Wills, Powers of Attorney, Probate, and estate administration will be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

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• Audio-typing
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• Administrative support including: file opening, document production, filing/archiving,
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• retrieval of files, photocopying, email management, cheque requests, and dealing with
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• post
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• Typing standard and non-standard letters
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• Drafting documents, using appropriate precedents and templates to accurately reflect
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• fee earner instruction
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• Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
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• Arranging and scheduling meetings and other appointments
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• Running monthly bills, diarising payments, and follow-up
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• Carrying out other duties and responsibilities as required
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Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

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• Previous experience within a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role for a Private
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• Client team desirable
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• Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
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• Ability to work quickly, accurately, to deadlines and under pressure
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• Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
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• Experience on case management systems desirable
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• Experience with BigHand transcription system desirable
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• Strong written communication skills
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• A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and
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• third parties
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• Good attention to detail
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• Professional, personal presentation
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