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PA to Senior Private Client Partner

The Opportunity

At Wolferstans, we are passionate about delivering exceptional legal experiences. Clients who contact us to deal with sensitive legal matters are placing a great deal of trust in us and it is critical that we repay this trust by treating them with the warmth, professionalism, understanding and courtesy that they deserve.

We were the first firm in Plymouth to be awarded the title of Compassionate Workplace and over recent years we have won “Large Business of the Year” at the 2021 Plymouth Business Awards, at the LawNet Awards we won “Law Firm of the Year” and our Medical Negligence Team won “Team of the Year”, we have also secured our place in the Times Legal Top 200 – why not come and be a part of our success?

You will be part of a supportive and flexible working environment where you have the ability to further your career aspirations. Our benefits package includes 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays and an extended break over the Christmas period, you are also awarded a day off for your birthday and will be signed up to our Health Care Plan designed with wellbeing in mind.

What will you do?

The role involves providing high quality administrative and secretarial support to the Senior Private Client Partner working on bespoke tasks involving having a keen eye for detail and first class organisation skills.

Daily duties may involve:-

  • Typing from digital dictation
  • Arranging appointments for clients
  • Communication with clients either via letter, email or telephone
  • Requesting files to be opened, preparing client care letters and dealing with firm’s compliance requirements
  • Liaising with beneficiaries on Estates
  • Arranging insurance of estate properties and liaising with local tradesmen
  • Sourcing estate agents and valuers for properties
  • Dealing with miscellaneous payments and receipts on files
  • Dealing with enquiries and distribution of monies to beneficiaries
  • Preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Preparing Severances of tenancies and arranging their registration at HM Land Registry
  • Carrying out Land Registry Searches for Office Copy Entries, Index map searches, Bankruptcy searches

This is an office-based role, based at our North Hill office.

What do you offer?

  • Previous experience of working in a similar role as a Legal Secretary in Wills and Trust with excellent typing skills along with PA standard organisational skills.
  • Excellent:
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Time management skills and able to prioritise effectively

Able to:

  • Demonstrate a passion for client service excellence
  • Deal sensitively and appropriately with confidential information
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with team members, the firms’ employees, and partners.
  • Work well under pressure within stipulated timescales and meet deadlines

You will be:

  • Proud of a professional and positive work attitude with the ability to embrace change
  • Willing to attend courses and webinars to increase knowledge and understanding
  • Keen to work towards or demonstrate the firm’s core competencies
  • Committed to Wolferstans, and able to provide a confident and positive input, taking
  • responsibility and ownership for the success of the firm and your own development

Applications will officially close on 30 September 2023. However, we are keen to talk to suitable candidates at the earliest possible opportunity and will close the vacancy to new applications once conversations reach an advanced stage to avoid a delay. We would therefore urge candidates who are interested in this vacancy to get in touch ASAP and discuss the opportunity with us.