Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 160 partners and 950 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, we provide a full-service integrated offering.

Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.

We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.

While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.

The Opportunity:

An opportunity has arisen for a Legal Assistant to join our highly successful private wealth team in Exeter. The purpose of this role is to assist the Private Wealth Partners and Private Wealth team with their administrative tasks. Acting for individuals, companies and trusts both in the UK and internationally, we undertake all types of private client work including the preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney, Domestic Trusts, probate and income and capital tax planning. Internationally, we advise on residence and domicile planning and structuring both inbound and outbound.

What you'll be doing:

• Simple Land Registry searches and applications - severance of joint tenancy or registration of death of proprietor

• Searching strong room record and obtaining documents from strong room

• Dealing with correspondence from DPC i.e., printing letters and collating enclosures from file including copying and scanning

• Filing

• Obtaining archived files

• Opening files

• Archiving files

• Preparing new matter for fee earner e.g., copying previous wills and powers of attorney, putting them in file in readiness for first meeting

• Back up to PA to receive phone calls

• Witnessing wills and other documents with fee earner

• Paying in cheques including when assets are encashed in an estate

• Dealing with cheque requisitions

• Locating and sending out wills and deeds on request

• Seeing clients who bring in information or have a query (PA back-up)

• Amendments to letters and documents prepared by DPC to enable post to go out promptly

• Engrossing wills and deeds

• Organising trustees' meetings

• Circulating valuations

• Dealing with administrative queries from brokers and financial institutions

• Sending copy LPAs to clients

• Sending copy wills and other documents to clients

• Sending letters acknowledging payment of bills

What you'll need:

• Enthusiastic and flexible

• A positive and proactive attitude

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to effectively handle and prioritise competing demands and work within deadlines

• Strong attention to detail with a methodical and logical approach

• An effective and committed team player

• Ability to use initiative and apply common sense

• An ability to operate autonomously with minimum supervision – a self-starter

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information

• The flexibility to work outside normal hours may be required from time to time

• A thorough understanding in Microsoft Office

• Previous experience in an administrative role

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.