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Job Title: Legal Secretary - Private Client Team
Location: St Albans
Job Type: Full-time - location based, Monday to Friday
Salary: DOE
About the Role:
We are currently recruiting for a highly skilled and experienced Legal Secretary to join a prestigious law firm's Private Client team. This team is renowned for its expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional service, having consistently won awards for their dedication to client care and ethics as an outstanding employer.
Job Summary:
The successful candidate will provide administrative support to a minimum of two lawyers, ensuring seamless operations and maintaining the highest standards of client care. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in legal secretarial work and a passion for delivering exceptional service.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Luxurious Work Environment: Enjoy working in beautifully maintained offices that blend historical charm with modern luxury facilities.
- Respected Team: Collaborate with a highly respected and experienced team dedicated to excellence.
- Supportive Culture: Thrive in a diverse and supportive work environment where career development is encouraged
- Professional Growth: Benefit from professional development opportunities while working with high-calibre clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Client Support: Answer telephone calls, assist clients with enquiries, and meet clients who visit the office without an appointment
- File Management: Open and close client files, perform online money laundering checks, and assist with manual risk management checks.
- Diary Management: Maintain lawyer's diaries and make appointments.
- Meeting Coordination: Organise internal and external meetings, including booking meeting rooms and arranging refreshments
- Document Management: Manage outgoing post and emails, maintain internal and client files, and undertake typing tasks for lawyers.
- Drafting Documents: Draft standard letters and forms for lawyer approval.
- Administrative Tasks: Liaise with the accounts team, input client details into practice management systems, and perform tasks such as photocopying and file archiving.
- Team Collaboration: Work as part of a team to ensure seamless secretarial and telephone cover.
Attributes Required:
- Experience: Secretarial experience in a law firm is desirable.
- Client Skills: Strong and confident client relationship skills
- Technical Skills: Fast and accurate keyboard skills (50 wpm minimum), good grasp of grammar and spelling, and computer literacy in relevant software packages.
- Organisational Skills: High level of organisation and administration skills, with the ability to prioritise work.
- Personal Qualities: Initiative, ability to take direction positively, and maintain a calm demeanour under pressure.
- Appearance and Reliability: Smart appearance and trustworthy.
If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for delivering exceptional client service, please apply via the link below:
Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
