Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Legal Secretary/Assistant to join our Fordingbridge Office during an exciting time as we continue to grow and deliver excellent service to our clients.

You will provide assistant support to the fee-earners within our Private Client department, including arranging appointments, dealing with client queries in person and by phone, together with preparation of correspondence and documents by audio typing via the digital dictation system. You will be responsible for supporting a busy team covering a variety of matters within Private Client, to include Wills and Estates.

If you have previous legal assistant or secretarial experience within Private Client departments and a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office along with good typing skills, we would love to hear from you. Case management experience with Partner 4 Windows would also be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

Private Client experience Liaising with clients and stakeholders/third parties Opening and closing files Ordering and submitting forms Carrying out AMKL and KYC checks Drafting and preparing letters and legal documents Diary management Handling telephone queries from the client and 3rd parties Dealing with dictations
Skills and Knowledge Required

Academic qualifications: GCSEs or equivalent in English and maths. An ability to work pursuant to strict compliance requirements, but also an ability to show initiative. An ability to work both as part of a team and also on your own. Strong focus on quality customer service delivery. Respect for confidentiality and discretion. Be a good verbal and written communicator. Strong IT skills including the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word Experience using stakeholders and third parties is highly desirable. Ability to learn new systems especially case management
Kiteleys Solicitors is a well-established and highly regarded law firm in the South with four offices across Dorset. We pride ourselves on delivering excellent client service and expect our staff to also live these values. Our Kiteleys core values are:

to be professional at all times to be passionate about client service to be passionate about your job to be a profitable Firm
If you can demonstrate that you also live these values, we would love to hear from you. In return we offer competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement of 25 days and responsibility from day one.

If you are interested in joining a progressive and fast paced firm where you will be both valued and rewarded for your efforts, please email your CV and a covering letter to Sophia Davis HR and Operations Manager as soon as possible (quoting job reference Ref: PC-FB-25).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Employee discount Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:

Fordingbridge SP6 1AU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

Legal Assistant: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person