Private Client Legal Assistant

Private Client Legal Assistant | Estate Administration | Orpington

Here's what makes this role different: you'll be the person who keeps everything running smoothly while fee earners handle the complex legal work. New client enquiries, initial meetings, compliance checks, file management, you'll own the operational backbone of a busy Estate Administration department within a thriving private client practice.

This isn't just typing and filing. You'll draft legal documents, liaise with clients and solicitors, update case management systems, and genuinely support a large, active caseload in a department that's expanding because the work keeps coming.

Day to day, you'll be:

• Managing new client enquiries and organising initial meetings
• Supporting fee earners across probate and trust administration matters
• Drafting legal documentation and routine correspondence
• Liaising with clients and solicitors on case progress
• Keeping the case management system accurate and up to date
• Handling compliance procedures and file closures

You'll work in a partner-led private client team that takes a flexible, development-focused approach. Junior members are genuinely supported, work is allocated appropriately, and the culture is collaborative rather than siloed.

About You

• Experience as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant experience in Estate Administration or Private Client
• Professional, positive, and a natural team player
• Comfortable juggling multiple tasks in a busy environment
• Good drafting skills and attention to detail
• Confident communicating with clients, solicitors, and colleagues

The Estate Administration and Private Client department is growing. The team is supportive and open. You'll be encouraged to develop, work across specialist departments when needed, and be part of a genuinely welcoming environment that values cooperation over competition.

If you want to be more than a typist and work somewhere that recognises the difference between admin support and operational excellence, this is it.

Apply now for a confidential conversation.