Legal Support Assistant - Succession & Tax
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Occupation Type
Legal associate professionals
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
A Legal Support Assistant is required to join the Succession and Tax team in Southampton. The core working hours are Monday Friday 9am 5pm. Due to the nature of this role being to support the fee-earning population, you will be required to attend our Southampton office for this role. Previous administrative or secretarial experience is essential. Legal experience is desirable, but not essential.
Typical Workload
The role will consist mainly of working through the team virtual in-tray, file open and closure, dealing with initial enquiries, organisation client documents, creating archive records and retrieving documents from storage.
The successful candidate will primarily be focused on the needs of the Southampton office, however will also be required to support the rest of the Private Client Business Group as and when required. There are other support members within the wider team and this role will require working in conjunction with them in carrying out the support function across the Practice Group.
The position would suit someone who is reliable, personable, flexible and confident, and someone who is very accurate and has an eye for detail. The post holder will require experience of dealing with a busy and varied workload with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
Skills / Experience Required
Typical Workload
The role will consist mainly of working through the team virtual in-tray, file open and closure, dealing with initial enquiries, organisation client documents, creating archive records and retrieving documents from storage.
The successful candidate will primarily be focused on the needs of the Southampton office, however will also be required to support the rest of the Private Client Business Group as and when required. There are other support members within the wider team and this role will require working in conjunction with them in carrying out the support function across the Practice Group.
The position would suit someone who is reliable, personable, flexible and confident, and someone who is very accurate and has an eye for detail. The post holder will require experience of dealing with a busy and varied workload with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
Skills / Experience Required
- Demonstrates ACTS values and behaviours
- Strong IT skills and aptitude and able to adapt to new technologies and systems
- Experienced user of Word, Outlook, Excel, Nuance, Teams and Zoom
- Good manner with clients and third parties
- Excellent communication skills are essential (oral and written)
- Ability to work productively with Partners and staff across the team
- Able to engage fully with our clients and other professionals and organisation contacts to provide an excellent service
- Highly numerate
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Willing to learn and improve skills
- A willing team player
- Positive and enthusiastic approach with ability to use initiative to benefit the team
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Adaptable, flexible and ability to multi-task