Legal administrator apprentice

You'll be providing administrative support to fee earners and legal assistants within the probate, wills and trusts (PWT) department. You'll be joining a friendly and supportive team that is determined to achieve great things and belong to a firm that rewards hard work, loyalty while recognising the need for work life balance and flexibility.

Main responsibilities include:

• ensuring confidentiality and the security of all client details, files and correspondence;

• doing all necessary audio and copy typing, filing, scanning and photocopying within the PWT department;

• making and receiving telephone calls, sending and receiving emails and having contact with clients and third parties as directed by the fee earners, line manager, team manager and or head of department;

• dealing with non-legal enquiries from solicitors, clients and third parties;

• being responsible for file opening and closing, ID and anti money laundering checks, data entry and updating DPS as directed by the fee earners, line manager, team manager and or head of department;

• being responsible for closing files to include the proper storage of documents, ensuring ledgers are clear and certainty registration where applicable;

• being responsible for the severance of properties as directed by any fee earner in the team;

• undertaking general office administration tasks including those associated with client work such as taking payments, organising files, preparing receipts for documents and keys etc;

• attending home visits where feasible to act as a second witness to a will;

• assisting with sales and marketing activities such as enquiries tracking and seminar organisation;

• providing relief reception cover, as required;

• engrossing documents ready for signing appointments for the fee earners; and

• undertaking other duties which may from time to time be allocated by your line manager, head of department, team manager, other fee earners or the legal assistants. 

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