PA Private Clients

PA Private Clients
Huddersfield
Up to £30,000
Are you an experienced Private Client PA, looking for a new role that offers support and development with excellent benefits then this may be for you! We have a fantastic opportunity for an Experienced PA to join a growing business, based in Huddersfield.
Our client is an award-winning firm of solicitors, who are passionate about making a difference to peoples' lives by being innovative and forward-thinking and a national reputation.
Duties:
The prime role of a Personal Assistant is to provide support within the Private Client Team, to enable a senior solicitor to operate at optimum efficiency. The Personal Assistant is still expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.
* To exercise high standards of Client care at all times in a professional and pleasant manner.
* To ensure the confidentiality and security of all the firm's and Client documentation and information and maintain clear and precise communications with other personnel of the firm.
* To ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations.
* To undertake any reasonable task as requested.
* Ensure the Fee Earner is organised and completing tasks in the correct priority order and works hard to make sure fee earner follows this process.
* Delegate all junior level tasks to administrative resource assists the team in providing fee earner with effective and high-quality secretarial support, enabling them to focus on providing the best legal services to clients.
* Ensures all their work is undertaken in the correct priority order.
* Devise a plan to ensure complex tasks which are timebound are done in a timely manner.
* Proactively engage with and assist fee earner regarding work requirements.
* Communicate with fee earner to keep them appraised of a tasks' status.
* Engage in mutual delegation of tasks between team members and assist the team to meet deadlines.
* Ensure clear and concise record-keeping relating to tasks undertaken and correct filing of tasks and supporting materials (i.e., email instructions, discussions).
* Follow team processes and procedures when undertaking tasks.
* Collaborate with team members of team processes, procedures and solutions - ensuring more junior members of the team understand and adhere to these.
* Actively participate in team meetings..
Skills Required:
* Extensive relevant experience as a Personal Assistant.
* IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) with detailed understanding of billing.
* Excellent diary management, organisation, and prioritisation skills
* Exemplary document management, filing and telephone manner.
* Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions.
* Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members
If you are an experienced PA interested in this role, Please apply ASAP!
CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.