Legal Secretary - Private Client

Victor Chase Legal Recruitment are working with a specialist law firm with a clear purpose – to “improve lives, communities and society". For over 40 years they’ve been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.

We are recruiting a Private Client Legal Secretary to join the Private client team at this top class Birmingham based firm.

- As a secretary in the Private Client team you will proactively assist fee earners to ensure that these standards are achieved by providing a full secretarial and administrative service.

- Previous experience, together with being highly organised and proactive in the management of correspondence, telephone calls and financial information, will help you build confidence and rapport with the fee earners you assist, others within the firm, and our clients.

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The ideal candidate:

• Administration and secretarial skills and experience, ideally within a private client department or matrimonial team
• Be enthusiastic and keen to continue to develop and willing to get involved and take on whatever may come their way
• Being able to contribute to a busy department as a reliable team player is essential, as well as having the ability to confidently and sensitively build rapport with clients and third parties
• Admin or secretarial qualifications are preferred but not essential

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This role will primarily be to support our Matrimonial team but there will be opportunity to work across the rest of the private client sub-teams which includes family, childcare and Wills and Estate planning

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We are representing 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.