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Legal Secretary

CMD Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4RE, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a full-time, permanent Legal Secretary based in Gillingham, offering a salary between £25,000 and £29,000 depending on experience.
  • Candidates should have previous secretarial experience and exceptional administrative skills, with a strong emphasis on customer service.
  • While prior experience in the legal industry is preferred, strong communication and a solid background in administration are also acceptable qualifications.
  • Key responsibilities include managing client inquiries, creating legal documents, and maintaining accurate files while supporting various administrative functions.
  • The ideal candidate should possess great attention to detail, good IT skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with experience of 2-3 years being desirable.

Legal Secretary

Full-time, Permanent

Gillingham - Office based

£25,000 - £29,000 (depending on experience)

Have you had previous secretarial experience? Do you possess excellent customer service experience and exceptional administrative abilities? If so, then this could be the role for you!

Our client is on the lookout for a Legal Secretary to join their well-established, friendly team. You will play a pivotal role, providing administrative and client based support.

Although any previous experience of working in the Legal industry would be ideal, if you are a confident and professional communicator, with a strong background in Administration and Secretarial duties, we would still like to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

  • Providing professional service to all clients
  • Responding to all email and telephone inquiries efficiently and to a high standard
  • Creating legal documents to adhere to requirements provided by the Fee Earners
  • Management of multiple diaries that involves booking in appointments
  • Supporting administrative functions to assist with project-based tasks, that ensures the relationship between the organisation and the client is maintained
  • Ensuring all files are kept up to date to maintain documentation accuracy
  • Proficiently carry out audio typing, ensuring the highest level of accuracy at all times

Skills & Responsibilities:

  • Previous experience in a Legal Secretary / Solicitor role would be highly desirable
  • Exceptional verbal & written communication
  • Great attention to detail
  • Good IT skill and confident using the Microsoft packages
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team
  • Able to work to tight deadlines

CMD Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

CMD Recruitment would like to thank you for applying for the above role. We do try to come back to all applications however if you haven't heard from a consultant within 5 working days, this, unfortunately, means that you have been unsuccessful. Please apply for future roles that we advertise.

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