Departmental Secretary

Taylor Walton is an award winning regional law firm with offices located in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.  We provide legal advice and solutions to business owners, FTSE 350 companies, public and private sector organisations, charities and high-net worth individuals.

We organise our legal services by expertise; Commercial Property, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Residential Property, Family and Private Client.  Clients may well be supported through their business and private life experiences by a number of our practice areas with many clients engaging our services for many years.

Our reputable success is attributed to the calibre of our people.  In the same way that we are committed to provide exceptional quality legal services to our clients, we are committed to fostering an engaging and supportive environment in which to work and develop a rewarding career.  We are very proud of our exceptionally high staff retention rate and an average length of service unrivalled within our region.

Our Private Client Team is High Net Worth Chambers rated and ranked Tier 1 in Legal 500 (in the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex Region) with our Department Head, Alex Drake and fellow Partners Alison Voyce, Steven Hamilton and Zoe Sivelle recognised for their specialist expertise.  We advise business owners and high-net worth individuals often over generations on both local and multi-jurisdictional matters relating to wills, estate planning, probate, trusts, powers of attorney and tax planning strategies.

All partners in the team have a substantial personal following and are members of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).  

About the role

We are pleased to offer the opportunity for an experienced Private Client secretary to join our established Private Client team in our Harpenden office.

The successful applicant will join a team of Departmental Secretary who provide full secretarial and administrative support to our fee earners.  The role is dominated by audio transcription and doucment production of Wills, LPAs and correspondence and related forms, receiving telephone calls from clients and third parties and supporting fee earners in the management of electronic file history.  

Legal secretarial experience in Private Client work is essential as is a professional, empathetic and clear telephone manner. 

The role requires:

• an experienced legal secretary - experience in Private Client is essential
• experience of audio transcription
• good computer literacy including Word, Excel, HMRC tax portal and document management system
• fast and accurate touch typing - minimum 50wpm
• close attention to detail
• a natural sense of urgency and able to work under pressure
• utmost discretion and confidentiality

What we can offer you:

• a competitive salary
• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Birthday Leave
• Group Life Assurance cover immediately on joining
• Firm pension contribution and opportunity to make contributions via salary exchange
• Cycle to Work scheme
• full induction and training programme with modern IT systems
• on-going access to in-house IT training
• an inclusive, supportive, friendly and professional working environment
• social events and internal interest/sports clubs
• employee-led active CSR programme including Firm supported annual Volunteering half-day

• For our Employee Benefits please see our website: Employee Benefits | Taylor Walton Solicitors