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Commercial Legal Secretary
Gillingham
Negotiable
Part-Time Permanent
Office Based
Mon-Fri 9-5pm
Benefits:
- Generous holiday allowance plus Christmas shutdown (plus additional holiday for long-serving employees)
- Discretional Bonus Scheme (10% bonus was paid to staff in 2023/2024)
- Pension Scheme (Contributory)
- Life Cover - 3x Salary
- Annual Eye tests/ Annual Flu Vaccines
- Membership to Benenden Healthcare
- Mental Health Support internally and from external providers (including access to Consultations from BUPA for Menopause)
- A wellness payment of £20 per month gross for you to purchase something each month that helps your physical and mental wellbeing
- Staff social events - All firm Christmas, Summer Parties and office-based events.
- Client & Employee Referral Scheme
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Commercial Legal Secretary seeking a new challenge with an award winning firm. You will assist and support fee earners with secretarial and administrative duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Audio and copy typing all correspondence to include letters, legal forms (Oyez) and quotes
- Answer the telephone in a polite and efficient manner
- Undertake administrative duties such as photocopying, and updating client details
- Filing correspondence and ensuring files are kept up to date
- Arranging appointments and dealing with clients
- Access and input data on to the firm’s client case management system
- Work as part of a team with other secretarial colleagues, assisting with secretarial and telephone cover when required
- Handle all confidential information discreetly
Essentials:
- Proven experience working as a Legal Secretary
- Excellent technical skills which include a fast and accurate typing speed
- The ability to manage a busy workload with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines
- Good communication skills and a confident, friendly and outgoing manner both over the phone and in person
- Attention to detail
- A good working knowledge of Word is essential
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Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.
