Legal Secretary

Placed: 03/12/17
Region: United Kingdom
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Legal Secretary

Experience level: Advanced
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time (9am to 5pm = 35hours)
Specialism: Succession and Tax team

The Firm

As one of the UKs Top 100 law firms with offices in London, Bristol, Southampton, Swindon and Bath, Thrings strategic growth over the past five years has provided a platform to build on the commercial focus of the firm and to offer the complete service for businesses and their owners. Thrings offers specialist advice in sectors such as Aerospace and Defence, Agriculture, Energy and Waste, Innovation and Technology, and Financial Services from partner-led teams whose expertise matches that found in much larger City firms.

The team

The private client team has expertise in high end tax and wealth planning, asset management and investment issues. The residential property team works with bespoke and high value purchases and sales, letting and funding, refinancing and transfer of equity. The family team has extensive experience in all areas of relationship issues including those that arise from families in business.

Purpose of the role

We are now looking to appoint a Legal Secretary to join the Private Client team based in our Bath office. This is a permanent, full-time role - 9am to 5pm (35 hour week).

The role requires solid legal experience, and preferably within Private Client. Possessing excellent IT, administration, extensive diary management and organisation skills (minimum typing speed 60 wpm), you will have a keen eye for detail, be adaptable and flexible - a professional and confident manner along with strong client care and communication skills.

This is a busy and varied role supporting up to 4 fee earners across offices.

Requiring a flexible working approach and an ability to prioritise against tight deadlines, you will possess the willingness, and the capability to work as part of the wider team when needed.

Responsibilities

-Legal secretarial to include audio and copy typing services, pro-active diary management, producing letters and documents utilising our Case Management and IT systems as appropriate, ensuring the highest levels of speed, accuracy, presentation & confidentiality.

-Monitor the daily email, voicemail and post for the Fee Earner and seek advice from colleagues in responding to urgent correspondence to ensure that client needs are met as part of the Firms' professional service. Sending emails on fee earners behalf where appropriate.

-Daily review of on line diary, arranging and prioritising appointments, making provisions of facilities where appropriate and ensuring the smooth and efficient time management of Partners and fee earners.

-Taking minutes at internal meetings, follow up on actions, distributing minutes

Skills and experience
Key Attributes:

-Minimum 12 months experience of working as a Legal Secretary; ideally within Private Client
-Experience of providing assistance to senior management is essential.
-Excellent user of MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
-Extensive diary management experience (you will be required to manage the diaries of 4 fee earners)
-Occasional travel between Thrings office sites if required - the role is currently located in Bath.
-Experience within Private Client is highly desirable.
-A proactive and can-do attitude is essential

Benefits on offer at Thrings:

There are many benefits to working at Thrings: Our culture and best practice in all our working relationships provide the key elements that contribute to Thrings being a great place to work.

In addition, you will receive a competitive salary, core benefits including life assurance, private medical cover and health cash plans, 25 days holiday and a flexible benefits package