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Legal Secretary - Family - Excellent Benefits & Environment

Reed
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3AQ, England

Contract type

Full Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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  • The position is for a Legal Secretary in a flexible and welcoming environment with an excellent salary package.
  • Candidates should ideally have experience in Family Law and possess strong secretarial and communication skills.
  • Key responsibilities include preparing legal documents, managing correspondence, and liaising with Counsel.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a legal setting.
  • The salary for this position will be regularly reviewed and is competitive within the industry.

Legal Secretary Are you looking for a more flexible and welcoming environment along with an excellent package that will be regularly reviewed? Our highly respected client is looking to recruit for the conveyancing team where you will be responsible for day to day support to the fee earners.

Along with excellent secretarial and communication skills we ideally would like to see applications with Family Law work history. Key responsibilities will include:

Preparing legal documents and general correspondence from dictation including:

  • General correspondence
  • Typing of Financial Consent Orders
  • Forms E and collating all documents referred to in financial proceedings
  • Briefs to Counsel
  • Collating papers to be sent with Brief
  • Liaising with Counsel’s clerk as to availability and progress
  • preparation of electronic court bundles.
  • Children Act proceedings, the typing of orders, preparing court bundles and liaising with clients in a sympathetic way
  • Typing cohabitation agreements, pre-nuptial agreements and change of name deeds
  • Taking telephone calls and relaying accurate messages
  • Diary management and arranging appointments
  • Monitoring deadlines in respect of client affairs
  • Maintaining files, day to day administrative duties i
  • Maintaining and building successful relationships with clients and colleagues.

We look forward to your application.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.