Legal Administrator - private clients

Reading

£18000 - £22000 plus excellent benefits package and training

An opportunity to join a local solicitors practice in Reading in the Private Client department as a Legal Administrator providing administrative support to the fee earners.

• Secretarial & Administrative support to all fee earners to include, but not limited to:
• Preparation of correspondence through audio-typing, copy typing and word processing;
• Retrieving outsourced typing, collate and finalise correspondence for issuing and saving into the case management system;
• Undertake relevant searches, e.g. OCE, Bankruptcy Searches etc, via the firm's online facilities;
• Administration of client Files including opening & closing, updating and maintaining
• Liaising with accounting staff in respect of related queries, invoicing, recording payments & receipts
• Deal with routine client enquiries and direct & indirect communications
• Diary management of fee earners
• Occasional Reception cover

Person Specification

• Ability to touch-type / to demonstrate typing speeds of at least 60 wpm
• Some secretarial/administrative experience in legal or professional office
• Personally efficient and well organised
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, completing high volume of workloads on a daily basis
• Computer literate and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications