We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Legal Administrator to support the Private Client team in Dunblane across the full spectrum of private client work.
Role Responsibilities:
- Preparing correspondence and legal documents from digital dictation;
- Answering calls, taking messages and helping clients visiting the office;
- Maintaining diaries and arranging appointments;
- File management, both hard copy and soft copy using client management software;
- Opening and closing files and sending documents to central depository for storage;
- Assisting with Anti-Money Laundering checks using provided systems;
Specific Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience of working as a legal secretary within a legal environment in the production of relevant documents;
- Communication skills that demonstrate professional conduct with clients, partners and employees;
- Audio and copy typing speed of at least 60wpm;
- Comfortable with use of email communication;
- Demonstrated knowledge and use of track changes and mail merge;
- Working knowledge and confidence in using office equipment such as photocopiers, scanners, etc;
- Competent using excel and working with spreadsheets and mail merge documents;
- Ability to work with, and willingness to take direction from various levels of legal staff from partner to trainee;
- Pleasant telephone manner and ability to field telephone call and assist clients with their queries.
Fluency in Italian is a plus, but not a requirement.
If you are a successful candidate you will also be able to manage priorities and your time, be supportive and helpful in your approach to people both externally and internally, be a team player and be willing to undertake other duties within the office when required.