Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary to assist them with the day to day running of cases within their Family department. The successful candidate will be capable of providing strong administrative support within a legal practice.
Company Benefits:
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- Private healthcare
- 25 days holiday
- Life insurance
Key Responsibilities:
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- Answering the phone
- Greeting clients
- Scanning and filing documents
- Preparing file opening, including client care documents
- Closing and archiving files
- Processing payment request forms
- Drafting of simple letters and dictation of audio files
- Data input
- Carrying out ad hoc tasks for fee earners, including preparing sales packs, downloading official copies, tracking changes to documents, drafting HMRC forms and preparing bills
Experience and Skills Requirements:
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- Excellent time management skills
- Experience working within an office environment
- Experience of family law would be advantageous
- Commitment to client care and providing high levels of service
- Strong attention to detail, including punctuation, spelling and formatting in accordance with company standards
- Good IT skills, including experience with Microsoft Office programmes
- Awareness of the legal market
If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.