Private Client Legal Assistant

An established multi-disciplinary legal practice based in St Helens is seeking an experienced Private Client Legal Assistant/ Secretary to join their Private Client team.

The Role:

• You will be working within a supportive Private Client team consisting of Head of Department, Fee earners and other assistants, assisting with a case load of Private Client matters.
• The work will predominantly consist of Wills, LPA's and Probate matters together with some Court of Protection and Trust work.

The Ideal Candidate:

• You must have previous experience assisting with a caseload of Private Client matters within a legal firm and completing tasks such as drafting wills and admin/ secretarial tasks.
• You will be dealing with venerable elderly clients so an empathetic and very supportive nature is essential for this role.
• You will be well organised, have excellent attention to detail and will be able to work as part of a team.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary is dependent on experience in the region of 20,000 - 25,000.
• This is a full time permanent role, 9-5.
• Career progression opportunities to fee earner level.

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Thornton Legal is a specialist legal recruitment agency. We regularly recruit for international, national, Legal 500, regional and boutique law firms across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Main locations include Liverpool, Chester, Preston, Manchester, Leeds and Shropshire. At Thornton Legal we work with partners, solicitors, paralegals and legal assistants across a range of practice areas including (but not exclusively) corporate, commercial property, residential property, employment, litigation, private client and family.