Legal Secretary

red recruitment

Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 23 days

Bristol, City of Bristol BS6 5EX

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Red Recruitment is seeking a Legal Secretary in Bristol for a global firm that values high-performing professionals and offers exciting work opportunities.
The role involves providing comprehensive secretarial support to a busy team of fee earners, including diary management and travel arrangements.
The salary for this permanent position ranges from £26,000 to £28,000, with hybrid working hours from Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Candidates should have previous legal secretarial experience, fast and accurate typing skills, and proficiency in MS Office and case management systems.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply promptly, as the start date is as soon as possible.

Red Recruitment is recruiting an Legal Secretary in Bristol to join our client, they welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role with this client, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

The successful Legal Secretary will provide an efficient, proactive and comprehensive secretarial service to a busy team of fee earners.

Benefits and Package for a Legal Secretary:

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000
Hours: Hybrid Role, Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5.30pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol City Centre
Start date: ASAP

Key Responsibilities of an Legal Secretary:

Thorough diary management to arrange meetings and manage changes as and when they arise
Arrange travel for fee earners and partners both nationally and internationally and process all related expenses
Report, and assist in resolving, any IT issues for self, fee earners and partners
Build relationships with clients, including responding to clients specific requests for information and going the extra mile to assist them
Assist proactively with billing and credit control queries.
Creating electronic court bundles including preparing the index
Gathering/sorting documents for bundle
Paginating and hyper-linking court bundles
Submitting court documents via the e-file portal
Preparing exhibits to witness statements
Cross referencing witness statements
Preparation of standard correspondence
Drafting court forms
Responding to insolvency practitioners with financial information to assist with preparation of annual reports (the financial information is extracted from elite)

Key Skills and Experience of a Legal Secretary:

Previous legal secretarial experience
Fast and accurate touch typing skills
Proficient in MS Office packages
Knowledge of case management systems.

If you are interested in this position and have the relevant skills and experience required, please apply now!

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