Private Client/Family Secretary

at  Adcocks Solicitors

We are seeking an enthusiastic, personable and reliable secretary to join our busy legal practice in Lichfield.

ABOUT US:

Adcocks is an award-winning niche property practice with its headquarters in the Cathedral City of Lichfield. Employing close to 20 staff, the firm can trace its roots back to 1910 when Leonard Hedley Adcock started in business as a general practitioner in West Bromwich. Now a specialist practice undertaking mainly property work, the firm is well known for its Leasehold reform and enfranchisement work
Adcocks follows an ethical position. We encourage all our staff to promote the firm’s values, take an interest in its running and follow a healthy and active lifestyle. Adcocks are business supporters of PETA (the Peoples Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and we have our own voluntary group, (The Adcocks Charitable Foundation) which staff are encourage to support. Its aims are to encourage animal welfare and to protect and improve the environment.

THE ROLE:

You will be required to provide support to the Head of our Private Client and Family department with a range of administrative tasks including but not limited to:

• Opening files, client verification, AML and preparing engagement packs
• Dealing with post in and out
• Welcoming clients
• Payment and invoice requests
• Drafting wills
• Registrations and requisitions
• Completion statements
• Audio dictation
• Taking client calls and new enquiries
• Filing statements at court
• General secretarial support including printing, scanning and copying
• Liaise with counsel
• Drafting wills, severance of tenancy, letter of wishes or transfers
• Drafting LPAs
• Ordering death and birth certificates
• Setting up court hearings and preparation of bundles
• Drafting court documents D81’s and Form As
• Filing land registry applications including SEVs, DJPs, Transfers etc
• Closing files and Archiving, sending original documents to clients

To be considered for this role you must have the following:

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent administrative and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent audio typing skills
• Well-developed IT skills
• Ability to work to a timetable
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility in approach to work and ability to prioritise work
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Punctual, professional and reliabl