Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary with either experience in Private Clients or strong abilities in dictation typing. This is a great opportunity to work for a large firm with fantastic benefits in a prime location.

Client Details

The client is a reputable and established Law Firm based in Birmingham City Centre looking for a Legal Secretary with administration skills and strong experience in dictation typing.

Description

Key Responsibilities:
* Provide full secretarial support to fee earners, including diary management, document preparation, and client liaison.
* Dictation typing and preparing correspondence, documents, and forms.
* Assist in the administration of wills, probate, and trusts, ensuring compliance with legal processes.
* Manage correspondence, filing, and maintaining client records.
* Handle telephone and email inquiries from clients and external parties.

Profile

Requirements:
* Proven 1-2 years' experience as a Legal Secretary or Secretary with dictation typing experience
* Excellent typing skills, able to quickly and accurately process legal documents, including correspondence and bills, from manuscript or digital dictation, with minimal supervision.
* Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize a busy workload.
* Experience of Tikit (or similar case management system) and BigHand dictation would be advantageous but not essential.
* Good telephone manner; able to take messages from new and existing clients on the telephone with accuracy and pass on in a timely manner.
* Excellent IT skills with the ability to pick up new systems quickly.
* Displays a can-do, positive attitude to work, and a high degree of self-management.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a professional telephone manner.
* A keen eye for detail and a high level of accuracy in all work.
* Ability to work well as part of a team and independently.

Job Offer

Salary - 25000 - 27000pa

Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Life insurance
* Referral programme
* Sick pay
* Transport links
* Work from home