Legal Secretary / Team Assistant (Private Client)
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Legal Secretary / Team Assistant (Private Client)
23 Jul 2025
Our client, a professional Law firm based in Brentwood are looking for an experienced Legal Secretary / Team Assistant with recent Private Client Law experience to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. The ideal candidate for this role will have strong legal secretarial skills, be highly organised and be a strong team player who is confident in managing busy diaries, digital dictation and a wide range of administration and secretarial duties.
If this sounds like you, then please read on…
• Strong legal secretarial skills & knowledge / experience in Private Client Law.
• Strong spelling, grammar and interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of all MS packages and ideally Partners for Windows.
• Experience of third-party applications e.g. Land Registry, Bighand, Oyez etc.
• To be self-motivated with a “can do” flexible approach.
• The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced Legal environment.
• To be proactive and takes ownership of issues and offers solutions.
• Have excellent organisation skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Be a strong team player who is also able to work on your own initiative.
• Enthusiastic and professional approach.
£26,000 - £28,000pa
Brentwood, Essex
A salary of £26,000 - £28,000pa and a wide range of great company benefits which includes 25 days holiday, private health insurance, car parking and much more.
The working hours for this role are 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
• Providing typing and administrative support to one or more lawyers
• Opening files on TFB and physical files
• Carrying out ID checks and money laundering checks
• Carrying out all necessary conflict checks, recording results and notifying the lawyer of any issues arising
• Photocopying, filing and scanning
• Completing forms – Oyez etc and saving in TFB
• Preparing bills and draft narratives
• Attending to client to take delivery of documentation dropped in etc
• Telephoning clients and following up client enquires as directed
• Taking credit card payments
• Ensuring all enquiries are passed to the appropriate person
• Preparing lawyers for outside meetings – directions, parking etc
• Booking events, training etc and diarising for fee earners and colleagues
• Providing cover in other teams and offices on when required
• Making tea or coffee for meetings and providing cover for reception when required.
Duties
Hours & Benefits
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