Legal Administrator, Wills, Trusts and Estates
Chester City Centre.

Full time, office based, Chester City Centre
Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.30pm

Our Wills, Trusts and Estates department are growing and we are looking for a dedicated Legal Administrator to join our busy Lifetime Planning team, based in our Chester office. The team work with private clients to ensure all their wills, probate and estate related matters run smoothly so you will be responsible for providing efficient administration support across the team.

About the role

#1

This is a busy and varied role with tasks including:

  • All administration duties such as dealing with incoming and outgoing post, photocopying, filing, scanning and archiving of legal documents.
  • Daily record keeping with electronic and hard copy filing of documents.
  • Updating the case management system with all appropriate documents and notes.
  • Checking of legal documents to ensure accuracy.
  • Performing accurate legal research and analysis when required.
  • Requesting and obtaining relevant information from other organisations by phone, email or post.
  • Preparing and formatting legal and management reports
  • Dealing with general Lifetime Planning enquiries over the telephone and email.
  • Ensuring our service standards are delivered consistently and proactively every client, every time.

This is a busy and varied role with tasks including:

  • All administration duties such as dealing with incoming and outgoing post, photocopying, filing, scanning and archiving of legal documents.
  • Daily record keeping with electronic and hard copy filing of documents.
  • Updating the case management system with all appropriate documents and notes.
  • Checking of legal documents to ensure accuracy.
  • Performing accurate legal research and analysis when required.
  • Requesting and obtaining relevant information from other organisations by phone, email or post.
  • Preparing and formatting legal and management reports
  • Dealing with general Lifetime Planning enquiries over the telephone and email.
  • Ensuring our service standards are delivered consistently and proactively every client, every time.

#2

What we’re looking for in the Legal Administrator, Wills, Trusts and Estates role

We’re looking for someone who ideally has previous legal administration or private client experience. But if you’re a recent graduate or have been legally trained and have a ‘can do’ approach and a genuine interest in this area of law, we’d love to talk too.

You’ll be a highly organised and efficient administrator and a fantastic communicator. You will be able to juggle multiple tasks and have a good eye for small details. IT skills / case management experience are important too.

With access to a structured induction programme as well as ongoing training programmes tailored to you, you’ll have opportunities to grow, develop and progress.

What we’re looking for in the Legal Administrator, Wills, Trusts and Estates role

We’re looking for someone who ideally has previous legal administration or private client experience. But if you’re a recent graduate or have been legally trained and have a ‘can do’ approach and a genuine interest in this area of law, we’d love to talk too.

You’ll be a highly organised and efficient administrator and a fantastic communicator. You will be able to juggle multiple tasks and have a good eye for small details. IT skills / case management experience are important too.

With access to a structured induction programme as well as ongoing training programmes tailored to you, you’ll have opportunities to grow, develop and progress.

#3

Fresh beginning?

HM3 Legal is expanding. If this role is not for you, why not see if any of our other roles suit?

Or get in touch anyway and we can tell you about up and coming opportunities before they are advertised.

e are on a journey to do law differently so if you are looking for something fresh with a healthy work-life balance, please get in touch.

Take the next step and have a confidential chat with us.

Fresh beginning?

HM3 Legal is expanding. If this role is not for you, why not see if any of our other roles suit?

Or get in touch anyway and we can tell you about up and coming opportunities before they are advertised.

e are on a journey to do law differently so if you are looking for something fresh with a healthy work-life balance, please get in touch.

Take the next step and have a confidential chat with us.

Our benefits

Here’s a selection of what’s on offer. Part of our commitment to making lives better is supporting you to reach your career objectives — whatever they may be. Appreciation, reward and respecting your work-life balance comes as standard.

  • Generous employee referral programme
  • Profit-share scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Hybrid-working model for over 80% of our roles
  • Enhanced annual and family friendly leave and your birthday off!
  • Early dart Fridays
  • Training programmes tailored to support your goals
  • Progression and promotion opportunities
  • Professional qualification and study-leave support

  • Dress for your day
  • Regular socials and charity events
  • Mental Health First Aiders and wellbeing support
  • Values-based recognition and reward scheme
  • Long-service awards
  • How to Wow customer experience awards

LET’S TALK

Contact us for a confidential chat

If you want to find out more about this role, or any other vacancy please talk to us in confidence. We’re expanding and looking for people at all levels, with varying skills and experience to join our team.

Email recruitment@law.uk.com