Vacancy Description: Legal Secretary – Probate Department
Location: Middleton Office
Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)
Salary: Negotiable depending upon experience.
We have a vacancy for a full time Legal Secretary to work in our Probate Department at the Middleton office.
The ideal candidate will have experience working within a Probate department.
Ongoing training, guidance and support from the team will be provided.
Job role
Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties:
- Providing secretarial assistance to a solicitor
- To arrange appointments and meetings
- Filing, scanning and photocopying
- Providing general day to day administration to the Probate department
- Diary management
- Telephone contact with clients
- Database work
- Closing letters
- Bills and Cheques
Skills Required
- Experience in probate law at secretarial level
- Excellent typing ability, work processing and IT skills
- Must have good organisational skills
- Good attention to detail (Accuracy essential)
- Good communication skills
- Professional telephone manner
- Ability to work well within a team
- Motivated, friendly, confident, reliable & team player
Firm Details
The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.
The practice has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.
The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.
Web Site: http://www.russellrussell.co.uk
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Attendance bonus
- Workplace nursery scheme
- 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
- Birthday Holiday
- Northern Rail discount scheme
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
- Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
- Staff Introduction Scheme (Refer a success applicant and get £500)
- Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
- Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
- Annual Christmas Party & Events
- Charity fundraisers
Training & Development
- Training and development opportunities
- Internal workshops
- Compliance webinars
Applications: To apply, please click the button below to complete the application form and attach your CV.