Job Overview

Apply now JOB TITLE: PART-TIME LEGAL ASSISTANT/LEGAL SECRETARY - WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING SALARY: £17,500 - £19,000 pro rata - depending on experience HOURS: 21 hours per week LOCATION: Preston HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT: 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday - 3 days a week + excellent benefits Do you commute to work from a distance and now looking to work closer to home? Are you an experienced Legal Assistant or Secretary looking for a part-time role and to join a leading law firm? If so, a great opportunity has arisen for an experienced Wills, Probate and Estate Planning Legal Assistant/Secretary for a forward thinking Law Firm based in Preston. My client is currently seeking a Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary with experience of Probate, Wills and Estate Planning. This is an excellent opportunity to join an established team who cover a comprehensive estate planning services including Wills and Will reviews, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Appoint Executors and Guardian, Discretionary Trust, Court Protection, Inheritance Tax Planning, Trusts, Probate and Estate administration, Inheritance and Will disputes. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A LEGAL ASSISTANT/LEGAL SECRETARY: Assist in the day to day progression of filesExtensive client liaison and other professionalsA high level of organisation and initiativeAbility to work on multiple mattersLiaising with and updating clients, third parties and lawyers in order to actively progress the matterDealing with a range of administrative tasks in a proactive mannerDiary management, arranging departmental meetings, diarising fee earners' 121s with the head of departmentRecord keepingManaging and co-coordinating the department's monthly file reviews Key skills and experienceGeneral administration PERSON SPECIFICATION: You will be a committed team player with excellent communication and organisation skillsYou adopt a detail-orientated approach to your work and have the ability to work under pressureAt least 12 months solid experience gained within Estate Planning, Wills and Probate as a Legal Assistant or Legal SecretaryYou will have experience of working with a case management systemGood working knowledge of wills and estates processUse of initiativeExcellent telephone mannerEffective time management skills CAN COMMUTE FROM - PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, BAMBER BRIDGE, LEYLAND, KIRKHAM, BLACKBURN, BLACKPOOL, SOUTHPORT, CHORLEY, WIGAN, MERSEYSIDE KEYWORDS: LEGAL ASSISTANT, LEGAL SECRETARY, LEGAL EXECUTIVES, PROBATE, WILLS, ESTATE PLANNING, TRUSTS, LPA

Key Requirements

Case Management Legal Secretary Wills and Probate Legal Assistant Estate Planning]