Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

We'are recruiting for a Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join a busy Stamford office.

Full private client practice with Wills, Probate, Trusts, Lasting Power of Attorneys and Family Law.

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal will be responsible for supporting the Head of Department, working on a caseload of private client requirements using their case management system. The candidate will be expected to work with supervision as part of a team.

The focus is on providing high standards of client care, with an emphasis on professionalism and having a pleasant demeanour. You will be providing client support for their existing client base through a combination of telephone, email, post and through in person meetings. You will also have to deal with email, letter, telephone and fax communications promptly.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge or the law and practice, and have graduated with a Law Degree and gained between 1 and 3 years post qualification experience, and now be looking for either a change of firm or new role following further qualification.

We are committed to developing the candidate's career and we are flexible in developing a longer term role to suit both our own requirements and the candidate's career aspirations.

Personal attributes:

• The ability to prioritise work and meet strict timescales
• Excellent IT skills, in particular ability to work with trust and estate accounts based on Excel
• Able to deal with clients with empathy and professionalism
• Confident and able to exercise initiative
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong numeracy skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Job Types: Full time, Permanent

£18,000 - £20,000 depending on experience

Taskmaster Resources LTD is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. (Permanent Vacancy)