Legal Secretary

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join our Personal Planning and Management team. The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Typing via dictation
• Dealing with documentation - to include applications to the Court of Protection, court orders, finance requests, Wills, Powers of Attorney etc.
• Diary Management
• File management - to include opening and closing files, carrying out compliance checks, scanning and saving documents to the document management system
• Contact with clients and professionals via telephone and email
  
  The ideal candidate will have excellent secretarial skills
• They will proactively support their colleagues, helping to effectively manage deadlines
• They will be enthusiastic and keen to get involved and take on whatever may come their way
• They will use their initiative effectively to add value to the work of the department
• Their ability to contribute to a busy department as a reliable team player is essential
• They will have the ability to confidently and sensitively build rapport with clients and third parties and manage client expectations
• Secretarial qualifications are preferable but not essential
• Experience of working in private legal services would be highly beneficial
  
  Anthony Collins Solicitors is a specialist law firm with a clear purpose - to "improve lives, communities and society". For over 40 years we've been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.
What makes Anthony Collins Solicitors distinctive, beyond simply being a sector-specialist law firm, is our people and the values we share. We're extremely proud of the calibre of people that we attract; people who are inspired by our values, motivated by our vision and work with our clients to positively influence the society and communities we are building together. Anthony Collins Solicitors is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.