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Legal Secretary

Bell Cornwall Recruitment
Posted 15 hours ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Legal Secretary in Birmingham City Centre with a salary range of £28,000 to £34,000.
  • Candidates should have previous experience as a Secretary, PA, or EA in a legal environment and no desire to progress to a Paralegal or Solicitor role.
  • The role involves supporting fee earners with travel arrangements, diary management, and client communication while ensuring high standards of work.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure are essential for managing relationships with clients and stakeholders.
  • This is a hybrid working position with a focus on providing professional support within the Corporate and Commercial team.

Legal Secretary

BCR/AK/11348

Birmingham City Centre- 50/50 hybrid working

£28,000-34,000

Bell Cornwall Recruitment's client is a large, national law firm with a large office in Birmingham City Centre. They are recruiting for a legal secretary to join their Corporate and Commercial team. This role will support a number of fee earners with things like travel arrangements, diary management, expenses and more. The business has a separate document production team who complete this work on behalf of fee earners.

The Role:

  • Work as part of a team to provide professional support.
  • Operate with a high level of confidence and have a proactive, professional approach to deal with stakeholders, clients, and colleagues.
  • Plan and organise meetings, appointments as well as comprehensive diary management and travel bookings.
  • Ensuring all correspondence and work provided by the legal team is done to the highest standard and within deadlines.
  • Assisting with client queries and liaising with clients to discuss matters ranging from planning to priorities.
  • Ensuring all clients receive excellent service whilst acting as their main liaison point.
  • Creating PowerPoints and pitches to provide information.
  • Working alongside the team to complete general PA duties.

The Ideal Legal Secretary will have:

  • Previous experience as a Secretary/PA/EA in a legal environment is necessary.
  • No desire to progress to a Paralegal, or Solicitor role. This role is, and will remain within the support function of the business.
  • A good attention to detail and ability to complete work accurately is key.
  • Must have excellent communication skills as communication with clients, stakeholders and colleagues is a key part of the role.
  • The ability to use own initiative and work well under pressure.
  • Experience in building relationships with internal and external individuals.
  • Confidence in meeting deadlines and managing workflow.

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(For the purposes of recruiting for this vacancy Bell Cornwall Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency. Bell Cornwall Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer who welcomes applications from all age groups)

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