Legal Secretary

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

Company Benefits:

• Private healthcare
• 25 days holiday
• Life insurance

Key Responsibilities:

• 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:

• Excellent time management skills
• Experience working within an office environment
• Experience of family, private client and/or property 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.