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Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant

JS Legal Recruitment Ltd
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Braintree, Essex CM7 4AA, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Our client, a well-established multi-office law firm, is seeking an experienced Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant for their Family department in Braintree.
  • The role involves providing full secretarial support, managing diaries, liaising with clients and courts, and handling various family law matters.
  • Candidates must have at least 1 year of Family Legal Secretarial experience and possess strong IT and communication skills.
  • The position offers a salary of £25,000 to £30,000, along with benefits such as 22 days annual leave, pension, and additional wellbeing days.
  • Both full-time and part-time applicants are encouraged to apply.

Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant

Benefits

  • Pension
  • 22 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Christmas off
  • Two wellbeing days per year
  • Your Birthday as a day’s leave

Our client a well-established multi-office law firm, are recruiting for an experienced Family legal secretary / Legal Assistant to join their Family department based in Braintree. Our client is committed to providing excellent customer service, if you’re an experience Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant our client would like to hear from you both full time and part time considered.

The Role

  • As a Family Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant you will provide full secretarial support to the fee earner
  • Using digital dictation system to produce correspondence related to family matters
  • Meeting with clients taking notes
  • Diary management
  • Liaising with clients, solicitors, courts
  • Dealing with Divorce, Separation, Co-Habitation, Finances ,Civil partnerships, Child care matters
  • Preparation of trial bundles
  • General administration ,including filing ,photocopying, faxing and scanning

The Candidate

  • At least 1 year’s Family Legal Secretarial experience essential
  • Fast and accurate typing skills including digital audio systems
  • Experience with case management
  • Strong IT Skills including Microsoft Word, Excel ,Outlook
  • Excellent communication skills and a sympathetic ear
  • Full or Part Time hours considered
  • Pleasant working environment

Apply Now.

If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2347 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion .

For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.

All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.