Legal Assistant Private Client in Leeds

Job Description At Wrigleys Solicitors, we’re looking for a Junior Paralegal to join our private client team in Leeds. We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement and purchase scheme, a pension, private medical insurance, an employee assistance programme, life assurance, employee wellness initiatives, agile working, and invitations to social events throughout the year. At Wrigleys we pride ourselves on delivering specialist legal services to our clients within a professional yet friendly and authentic environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of their legal career who is keen to gain practical experience, develop their skills and build a long-term career within a supportive and collaborative environment. Dealing with all aspects of the administration of estates, including collating information on assets and liabilities, preparing applications for grants of representation and short form inheritance tax accounts, drafting basic estate accounts Drafting powers of attorney, including Lasting Powers of Attorney (both property and financial affairs and health and welfare) Dealing with correspondence and liaising directly with clients and third partiesSupporting solicitors in the team and helping them manage their caseloads by dealing with specific delegated tasks Ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures Keeping abreast of changes in legislation and other regulatory aspects by attending training provided A law degree and have an interest in pursuing a career in law Proficient IT skills - particularly Word and Excel If you have a disability or long-term condition and need us to make adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please do let us know by contacting our recruitment team. Equality and Diversity