Legal Secretary

Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary to assist them with the day to day running of cases within their Family department. The successful candidate will be capable of providing strong administrative support within a legal practice.

Company Benefits:

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  • Private healthcare
  
  
  • 25 days holiday
  
  
  • Life insurance
  
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

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  • Answering the phone
  
  
  • Greeting clients
  
  
  • Scanning and filing documents
  
  
  • Preparing file opening, including client care documents
  
  
  • Closing and archiving files
  
  
  • Processing payment request forms
  
  
  • Drafting of simple letters and dictation of audio files
  
  
  • Data input
  
  
  • Carrying out ad hoc tasks for fee earners, including preparing sales packs, downloading official copies, tracking changes to documents, drafting HMRC forms and preparing bills
  
  
  
  

Experience and Skills Requirements:

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  • Excellent time management skills
  
  
  • Experience working within an office environment
  
  
  • Experience of family law would be advantageous
  
  
  • Commitment to client care and providing high levels of service
  
  
  • Strong attention to detail, including punctuation, spelling and formatting in accordance with company standards
  
  
  • Good IT skills, including experience with Microsoft Office programmes
  
  
  • Awareness of the legal market
  
  
  
  

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.