# Legal Assistant

**Company:** [HCB Solicitors](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/k19W7JgxhB3naNgb5pfBAz.md)
**Location:** Warrington, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Private Client

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## Description

-   Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
-   Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
-   Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA regulations
-   Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.
-   Submitting/registering forms and legal documents Probate Registry, Certainty and HMRC

·         Responsible for the organisation, safe custodian and release of Wills, Lasting Power of Attorney’s, Probates and other associated legal documents.

-   Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
-   Monitoring deadlines, manage appointments and diaries
-   Searches and registering Wills with Certainty
-   Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team
-   Preparing Estate Accounts on Excel
-   Handling overflow client telephone calls
-   Reception cover
-   Preparing and taking the banking and post
-   General administrative tasks
-   Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the office

## Requirements

-   Preferably previous work experience as legal assistant/secretary
-   Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
-   Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)
-   Working knowledge of case management software
-   Proficiency in English
-   Excellent administrative and organisational skills
-   Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
-   Attention to detail
-   Excellent communication skills

## Benefits

Pension – The Peoples Partnership, 3% employer and 5% employee contribution which can be increased. Auto enrolled after 3 months but can join sooner if you wish.

26 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Christmas week closure.

Holiday purchase scheme – Purchase 3 extra days per year. (Reviewed annually)

Bonus holiday scheme (up to 12 additional days leave a year, for each monthly income target achieved).

Annual bonus related to achievement of fee income targets. ( Fee earner only)

Hybrid working after successful probation period of 3 months. ( Fee earner only)

Online training courses.

Cycle to work scheme.

Monthly fun events with prizes.

Medicash Scheme and EAP (enrolled after a 3 month probation period)