Legal Administrator

Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Job Description

We are recruiting for a Legal Administrator for our Knighton based client on an ongoing temporary basis. This is a varied position role supporting three solicitors in Conveyancing and Wills and Probate.
Your duties will include:

Secretarial duties including typing of letters and documents, audio typing, filing and copying.
Preparing documents and correspondence, including preparing mail and enclosures.
Assisting in administration of client files from opening of files to their close and subsequent archiving
Making appointments, maintaining and reviewing the diary on a daily basis.
Management of financial aspects of client files including ensuring that all money transactions are notified to the Accounts Clerk and are noted.
Answering telephone and other queries from clients and others.
Receiving telephone messages, facsimile messages and emails ensuring they are dealt with promptly.
Communicating with clients in their personal calls to the office and ensuring that they are given a prompt, efficient and friendly service.
Covering for others when they are unavailable.

Skills and Experience
Previous legal experience is not essential but would be advantageous. You must be IT literate and have excellent communication skills. It is vitally important that you are a dynamic and driven individual who is keen to prove their ability to go the extra mile. As you would imagine, great attention to detail and organisational skill will be essential for this role. You will need to be able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won't be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.