Legal Secretary (Wills, Trusts & Probate)

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ROLE: Legal Secretary (Wills, Trusts & Probate)

LOCATION: Lincoln

SALARY: dependant on experience

HOURS: 09:00-17:15, Monday- Friday

BENEFITS:

• 33 days’ of annual leave inclusive of bank and other public holidays, to increase annually by 1 day to a maximum of 38 days for 5 complete years of service
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance scheme at 3x annual salary
• Continuous training and development opportunities for those seeking progression within the firm
• Generous employee sickness allowance of 6 weeks
• Client and employee referral schemes (up to £2000)
• 25% discount on some legal services
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP/Cash Plan) offering cashback towards your healthcare bills, 24/7 video and telephone GP appointments and discounted memberships at over 3,000 gyms, studios, and health clubs across the UK
• Social committee and events

ROLE:

Our Wills, Trusts & Probate department in Lincoln is hiring a Legal Secretary on a full-time, permanent basis! The successful candidate will work as part of a supportive team of secretaries but will work principally for the head of department.

The role will involve a high volume of audio typing, client communication, and file documentation, so the ability to work under pressure is a must. Apply now to join our enthusiastic team!

ABOUT YOU:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience of working in Wills, Trusts & Probate (desirable)
• Previous legal secretarial experience
• Excellent audio typing and time management skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion
• Strong IT skills

ABOUT US:

Here at Sills, we pride ourselves on not treating our clients or our staff as a number. Despite our size we still have a strong sense of community throughout the firm and across departments. We are one of the leading firms of solicitors in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Nottingham, and Northampton providing a full range of legal services to individuals and businesses. With offices in 18 locations we require a variety of different people with a wide range of skill sets and backgrounds to add value our organisation and help us provide our award-winning services to our valued clients. We fully embrace diverse characteristics, experiences, and outlooks in the workplace and in the communities in which we practice.

You will be working alongside some of the region’s best lawyers, who combine technical knowledge of the law with first class client service. The Family Department has recently won the prestigious and fiercely competitive Children Law Team of the Year national award at the Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards. In addition, the Legal 500 (The World’s Leading Legal Directory) ranks Sills & Betteridge LLP as a Leading Firm and recognises many of our team in tiers one, two and three- our family team achieving the highest accolade of Top Tier Status- with several members of the firm as Leading Individuals, Recommended Lawyers, and Next General Partners. We have also been recognised by various organisations for our commitment to creating a great place to work- whether its our outstanding LEXCEL audits, our nominations for being an outstanding training contract provider by lawcareers.net, our award for promoting access to the legal profession by CILEX or our ‘One to Watch’ standing with the Top 200 Companies, UK.