Wills, Trusts & Probate Legal Secretary Durham 

Great opportunity to join a prestigious North East Law Firm to assist the Wills, Trusts and Probare Fee Earner. 

The Main Responsibilities of this role will include:-

• Supporting and assisting the WTP fee earners as far as is possible.
• Responsible for audio and copy typing for WTP as well as processing all claims for client related expenses (obtain from fee earners on a regular basis) and personal expenses for members of the WTP team.
• Overseeing & organising client appointments and arranging meeting rooms.
• All general administration of all WTP files and maintain awareness of files so as to be able to take messages and update clients on the telephone as required.
• General firm administration is part of the role and involves preparing and posting chitties, maintaining internal registers or storage of deeds and document

The ideall candidate will have experience working within a Wills, Trusts and Probate Team however any Legal Secretary experience would be considered ideally 1-2 years. 

Wills Trusts & Probate Legal Secretary Durham Permanent Role with Competitive Salary 

Leading North East Law Firm are looking to appoint an experienced Legal Secretary to join their busy firm supporting the Wills & Probate Fee Earner. 

The Main Responsibilities of this role will include:-

• Supporting and assisting the WTP fee earners as far as is possible.
• Responsible for audio and copy typing for WTP as well as processing all claims for client related expenses (obtain from fee earners on a regular basis) and personal expenses for members of the WTP team.
• Overseeing & organising client appointments and arranging meeting rooms.
• All general administration of all WTP files and maintain awareness of files so as to be able to take messages and update clients on the telephone as required.
• General firm administration is part of the role and involves preparing and posting chitties, maintaining internal registers or storage of deeds and document

The successful candidate will ideally have;-

• Preferably 2 to 3 years’ experience in a legal secretarial role.
• You will need to undertake duties professionally, with utmost skill and care, always putting clients first.
• Ensuring that the firms procedures are always adhered to and followed, respecting client confidentiality at all times.
• You will need to be a well motivated individual and demonstrate initiative.
• You will need to be an excellent communicator in how you work with both clients and colleagues.
• Previous experience working within a Wills, Trust & Probate team would be ideal.
• To have the confidence to inform the team leader of any serious problems you could encounter with client files.
• You will need to be willing to attend and complete any relevant training as required.

Essentially required to support the Fee Earner:-

Main Responsibilities:-

• You will be responsible for audio and copy typing for WTP as well as processing all claims for client related expenses (obtain from fee earners on a regular basis) and personal expenses for members of the WTP team.
• The role involves organising client appointments  and arranging meeting rooms.
• You will oversee general administration of all WTP files and maintain awareness of files so as to be able to take messages and update clients on the telephone as required.

• As far as qualifications go you will need to have a good standard of education with preferably 2 to 3 years’ experience in a legal secretarial role.
• You will need to undertake duties professionally, with utmost skill and care, always putting clients first.
• Ensuring that the firms procedures are always adhered to and followed, respecting client confidentiality at all times.
• You will need to be a well motivated individual and demonstrate initiative.
• You will need to be an excellent communicator in how you work with both clients and colleagues.
• Previous experience working within a Wills, Trust & Probate team would be ideal.
• To have the confidence to inform the team leader of any serious problems you could encounter with client files.
• You will need to be willing to attend and complete any relevant training as required.