Legal Secretary – Private Client

Tunbridge Wells

Full time, contract role (maternity cover until October 2024)

A Tunbridge Wells based law firm are looking for an experienced legal secretary to join their private client team on an 8-month contract. The ideal candidate will have at least 18 months experience working in a legal secretary role and have had some exposure within a private client team.

Main responsibilities

• Answering calls, taking clear and precise messages and passing on to the relevant fee earner
• Administration to include daily filing, responsibility for client files, photocopying, scanning, preparing mail and enclosures, and arranging client visits.
• Arranging appointments, booking meeting rooms and coordinating your fee-earners calendar.
• To assist with drafting documents such as LPoA’s.
• Ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and client documentation and information.

About you

• You will be proficient in Word, Outlook, Excel and other packages that may be relevant to the role
• Previous experience as a legal secretary
• You must possess a high level of organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to priories tasks.
• You will be positive and professional

This is a full-time role and hybrid working will be considered. 

Salary: £21,000 - £23,000 DOE

For further information, please contact Lydia Walker on 07720945185 or lydia@bluepelican.com

I recruit for legal roles across London & Kent, so if this opportunity isn’t quite right, please get in touch to discuss other options.