Careers
Would you like to join our team?
Benefits of working at Pearcelegal Limited:
- Working for a well-established and well-respected legal firm that has been in operation for over 40 years
- Stakeholder pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- 23 days holiday per year, with one extra day for each five year period of employment completed
- Friendly, supportive working environment
To apply for any of our vacancies, please email johinckley@pearcelegal.co.uk with a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
Current vacancies (1)
Private Client Assistant
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Private Client Assistant assistant to join our busy team. The role is permanent, full-time (9.00am to 5.15pm, Monday to Friday) and is office based.
Duties will include:
- Providing full support to the Fee Earners to enable them to operate efficiently
- Preparing correspondence and documents using in-house software and digital audio dictation
- Administering filing systems which will include daily photocopying and filing
- Opening, closing, storage and retrieval of closed client files
- Attending clients both in person and on the telephone in a friendly and professional manner
- Keeping all files and documentation up to date by scanning and filing onto in-house software
- Preparing and updating estate accounts
- Booking appointments for fee earners
- Responsibility for ongoing maintenance of the Wills Database using Microsoft Excel
- Completing ad-hoc admin requests from the fee earners and partners
- To provide support to other secretaries when required to do so
- To undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have responsibility toward self-development
- To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and clients’ documentation and information at all times
You will:
- Have excellent knowledge and experience of private client processes and procedures
- Demonstrate initiative and be able to undertake work on files without dictation.
- Possess high levels of speed and accuracy.
- Have a good telephone manner and be comfortable speaking with clients both on the telephone and in person.
- Be highly organised, methodical and adaptable.
- Have excellent and demonstrable IT skills particularly with the Microsoft Office suite and internet applications. Previous experience of case management software would be an advantage
- Extremely good team working ability, able to support wherever needed
- Excellent time management, organisation and prioritisation skills
- Ability to offer adaptability and flexibility in the working environment
- Understanding and knowledge of both GDPR and AML
The salary offered is £18,850 - £25,700 dependent upon experience.
In return we can offer you the opportunity to work within a friendly team, a competitive salary and other benefits. Support offered to any candidate wanting to or currently studying for CILEx qualifications.
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