Float Legal Secretary
Based Spalding £25,000 - £30,000
Essential skills:
- Computer literacy, with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Typing speed of at least 65 wpm/90% accuracy.
- Excellent attention to detail, including spelling and punctuation.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, to remain calm and respond well in pressurised situations.
- Can organise own work effectively and plan well to meet required deadlines.
- Evidence of a problem solving can-do attitude.
- To work effectively in a team environment.
The primary responsibilities are to:
- Provide the team and wider firm with typing, secretarial and administrative support.
- Work responsibly to support the needs of the fee earners and the priorities given delivering a quality service.
- Assist with digital dictation and administrative support across the company in line with the Company's workflow ethic.
Day-to-day responsibilities are to:
- Transcribe and prepare all correspondence and documents through audiotyping and word processing, using Company precedents where appropriate;
- Operate case management system including storing documents electronically organising and attaching to relevant matters;
- Deal with administrative routines as required to include scanning, faxing, printing, binding and photocopying;
- Be involved in the efficient management of client/matter files to include general filing in a timely and accurate manner together with file opening, preparation of client care letters and terms and conditions, file closure and archiving;
- Understand how to use the strong room including searching for and retrieving documents and procedures for sending out original documents;
- Meet both internal and external clients needs and ensure they are kept advised as necessary
- Manage incoming and outgoing mail in all mediums i.e. post, emails and fax transmissions.
- Make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain manager/fee earners diary as required;
- Monitoring compliance and Lexcel requirements;
- Conduct company checks and individual AML checks as appropriate;
- Attend clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the Company's standards for client care;
- Assist the Operations team when required, including switchboard cover, franking outgoing post, file archiving and hospitality;
- Assist the Business Support and Operations Team with routine and ad hoc tasks/projects;
- Be flexible as a member of the wider support team and assist with work as required, co-operating with peers and others, ensuring a co-operative team environment;
- Work within relevant administrative systems and procedures, particularly in the management of finances, recording time, preparation of bills and correspondence;
- Ensure the confidentiality of all the company's and clients information;
- Appreciation of legal procedures and Company protocols;
- Any other reasonable requests from Fee Earners and/or Managers.