Legal Secretary

Rolf Berryman Limited

Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 11 days

Reading, Berkshire RG30 3HG

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for a Legal Secretary in a Private Client firm located in Reading, offering a salary dependent on experience.
The role requires the successful candidate to perform various secretarial duties, including typing legal documents, managing files, and handling communication with clients.
Candidates should possess effective time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to meet deadlines and maintain accuracy in their work.
Previous experience in a legal secretarial role, particularly within Private Client work, is desirable, along with legal secretarial training or qualification.
The job requires strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, along with a good standard of general education.

Legal Secretary – Private ClientReadingSalary dependant on experience My client, a well-respected firm of long standing, is looking for a legal secretary to work full time in a permanent position in their office. The successful candidate will be able to execute a variety of secretarial duties, working with fee earners and other members of the team on a variety of administrative functions. Candidates will have to have effective time management and organisational skills coupled with the ability to be accurate in their work and able to meet deadlines. If you have previous experience in Private Client work this would be desirable. Responsibilities:

Typing correspondence and legal documentation from notes or by dictation
Taking calls and passing messages to and from clients
File management, opening and closing, using practise management system
Diary management, booking meetings and appointments
Preparing trial bundles
All other administrational tasks such as scanning, copying and emailing.

Qualifications/Experience:

Legal secretarial training/qualification
Must have previous experience in a legal secretarial role
Strong organisational and communication skills
Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, some knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel)
Well organised and efficient
Able to work to deadlines under pressure
Confidentiality, conscientious, tactful and patient
Excellent grammar, spelling and punctuation
Good standard of general education.

If you are interested in this role, please apply below or speak to Will at Rolf Berryman to discuss.

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