Legal Secretary/Assistant

Ideal Personnel and Recruitment Solutions

Posted 2 days ago, valid for 5 days

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN68AX, England

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Our client is seeking legal support for their Corporate law team in Northampton to cover maternity leave for 12 months, with potential for a permanent position for the right candidate.
Candidates should possess good administration and keyboard skills, and the role is suitable for either an experienced legal secretary or a law graduate.
The responsibilities include supporting fee earners with tasks such as opening files, dictation work, arranging client meetings, preparing bundles, and assisting with billing.
The position offers full-time hours, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, although part-time hours will also be considered.
The expected start date for this role is May 2025, and while the salary is not specified, candidates are encouraged to apply if they meet the required skills and experience.

Our client has a requirement for legal support in their Corporate law team based in Northampton.

The requirement is to cover maternity leave for 12 months however for the right candidate there is a strong chance that a permanent opportunity could arise.

We are looking for candidates with good administration and keyboard skills. This could be an experienced legal secretary - or a law graduate with good administration and keyboard skills.

You will support the fee earners with day-to-day administration - opening files, some dictation work (but not a lot), arranging client meetings, preparing bundles, supporting with billing etc.

Hours of work will be Monday to Friday - 9am-5pm. Part-time hours will also be considered.

Expected start date: May 2025

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.

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