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Trainee Legal Secretary

Location: Edinburgh City Centre, fully office‑based. Permanent role. Full‑time hours Monday to Friday. Salary up to £26,000 per annum plus benefits (depending on experience).

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administration and secretarial support to a number of partners and associates within the Private Client team.

This role best suits a candidate with prior administrative experience, preferably within the legal or professional services industry, who wants to progress with an industry leader.

Responsibilities

• Complete legal documentation, forms and correspondence on instruction from fee earners in a timely fashion.
• Carry out copy and audio‑typing of correspondence and legal documents as required.
• Deal with confidential Private Client documentation including Powers of Attorney, Wills and Deeds.
• Handle incoming calls to the department, dealing with initial queries, taking and passing on messages and referring calls to the appropriate person if required.
• Ensure that client files and the internal client system are accurately updated following any contact.
• Perform other administration and secretarial work as directed by the Support Manager and Partners.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within an administration role is ESSENTIAL (legal administration experience preferred).
• Solid organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload effectively.
• First‑class communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to show empathy when dealing with sensitive situations.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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