Job Description

Court of Protection Legal Secretary

Tunbridge Wells, Kent

This well-established Legal 500 and highly accredited practice are looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to join their highly regarded Court of Protection team to provide support and assist fee-earners in a busy role covering a range of Court of Protection matters.

Main Duties:

• To assist in the provision of administrative and legal services for clients.
• Attend clients at hospitals, care homes and in their home.
• Provide friendly day to day contact with clients and an efficient service for their individual lifestyle requirements.
• Produce plain English letters, witness statements, court applications and other documents as required.
• Make regular payments to clients and keep accurate schedules of these payments. Also forecast forward spending and creating of budgets.
• Manage professionally and confidentially, written and telephone correspondence with clients, other solicitors and third parties.
• Delegate and supervise tasks where appropriate.
• To assist where requested the provision of legal advice to clients, under supervision. Take notes in client meetings.
• Continue to develop your legal ability.

Personal Characteristics:

• Strong organisational and time management skills are required as the role will involve the efficient and cost effective management of multiple files, often working to strict deadlines;
• Excellent interpersonal skills are essential to demonstrate understanding of our clients’ needs and expectations;
• Good communications skills are also crucial as the successful candidate will have regular client contact and will often be required to explain complex areas of law in a simple and coherent way.
• Focussed attention to detail, speed and accuracy are important for all written documentation;
• The candidate should be a team player and contribute to the continued success of the team

Desirable Skills:

• At least 2 years legal secretarial experience in Family, Private Client or Court of Protection.
• Excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Office
• Great literacy and numeracy skills
• Strong telephone and face to face skills
• Interested in legal matters