Legal Secretary

Gibson Hollyhomes

Posted a day ago, valid for a month

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

£15 per hour

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for a Legal Secretary in Leeds City Centre with an immediate start at a rate of £15 per hour.
The role involves providing secretarial support to partners and fee earners during a busy period.
Candidates should possess fast and accurate typing skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
This temporary position requires effective task prioritization and excellent organizational skills.
Previous experience in a similar role is preferred, although the specific years of experience required are not stated.

Legal Secretary

Leeds City Centre

Immediate Start

£15 per hour

Our client is a National Legal Firm who are looking for a Legal Secretary to support this busy period. You will work as part of the team and will be providing secretarial support to the partners and fee earners. The role is to start immediately on a temporary basis.

As a Legal Secretary your duties will include:

Prepare initial documents for fee earners (both hard copy and electronic) by sorting, scanning, creating and amending document bundles for cases
Checking document bundles
Liaise with Counsel and other legal representatives
Manage fee earner diaries, booking day to day appointments and making travel arrangements
Effective prioritisation of tasks within the team working with their STL to meet deadlines whilst managing a full workload
Maintain monthly MI reporting for the fee earners - pulling off information and updating documents
Prepare correspondence and documents both written and occasionally from digital dictation
Use a case management system and open and close files for the team
Handle confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols

As a Legal Secretary you will have the following key skills:

Fast and accurate typing skills
Good knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word & Excel
Superb team player
Excellent communication skills and phone manner
Good organisational skills and attention to detail

Legal Secretary | Leeds City Centre | Immediate Start | £15 per hour

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