Legal Secretary
We are recruiting for Legal Secretary in the Worcester Area. My Client has branches across the West Midlands and is one of the oldest established solicitors in the country. They provide a range of legal services for personal, business and rural matters.
As a Legal Secretary you will need to have:
- Experience of working as a Legal Secretary, previous experience in Agricultural and Rural Affairs an advantage
- Competent touch and audio typist.
- IT literate with experience of the Microsoft Office suite of applications e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook (SOS case management system desirable).
- Ensure confidentiality and security for all firm and client documentation and information.
- Undertake any specific training course as and when required.
- Maintain clear and precise communications with other members of staff and to assist other secretaries when required.
- Comply with all office Health and Safety standards.
Details:
- Salary: £14960.00
- Working Hours: 3 Days – 21 Hours
- Location: Worcester
- Duration: Permanent
Role of a Legal Secretary
- Undertake all work of a secretarial nature as may be requested by any fee earner including typing, photocopying, making and taking phone calls.
- Undertake such work as may be delegated by your Fee Earner or Partner in relation to client matters or any administrative duties that may be required.
- Take and record accurately any message and pass the same on to the appropriate person without delay.
- Make appointments and maintain up to date diary entries.
- Assist with file management and ensure consistent reviews of files.
- Ensure accurate time recording of all work undertaken by your fee earner.
- Assist your Fee Earner or Partner in prioritising the client matter and when appropriate advise the client and others of the progress of the matter.
- Attending clients and others when appropriate on behalf of the Fee Earner or Partner. Taking accurate instructions for your fee earner's attention.
- Deal with filing, storage and retrieval of client's papers and files, opening and closing of files, storage of deeds and other papers all in accordance with firm policies.
Benefits of working with us as a Legal Secretary:
- Pension Scheme
- 20 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays