Secretary

Tax & Estate Planning, Southampton

Paris Smith LLP is one of the South’s largest regional law firms and has celebrated over 200 years in business. We are committed to ensuring that our clients have a positive experience with the firm, and to inspire and develop our people to reach their full potential. We are based in offices in Southampton and Winchester with 44 partners and employing 177 members of staff.

The Role

We are looking for a talented Secretary to join our Tax & Estate Planning team in Southampton. The right candidate will be an excellent team player who will support various fee-earners with high caseloads. You will need to be highly organised, be able to handle first line client queries and carry out dictations

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Typing from dictation and producing documents

• Preparation of various documentation

• Dealing with telephone enquiries, both internal and external

• Being the first point of contact for the team

• Communication with clients

• File compliance

• Diary management

• Filing and general administration

The Candidate

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Highly organised

• Accurate typing and input of information skills

• A good team player

• Flexible and proactive approach • Good IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

• Willing to take ownership and be accountable for own work

• Tax & Estate Planning experience would be a distinct advantage