Legal Secretary

Meridian Business Support

Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 15 days

Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5FD

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

Life Insurance

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Sonic Summary

A prestigious law firm is seeking a Legal Secretary to join its busy real estate/commercial property department.
The role requires solid organizational, communication, and IT skills, with responsibilities including document production, file management, and diary management.
Candidates should have experience as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, or Secretary, preferably within a property department of a legal firm.
The salary for this position ranges from £24,000 to £27,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Benefits include hybrid working, free parking options, life assurance, healthcare cash plans, and various reward schemes.

Would you like a Legal Secretary role within a prestigious firm that invests in its people and their career development / progression, and offers hybrid working and reward schemes?A Legal Secretary opportunity has arisen within the busy real estate / commercial property department of an award winning law firm, where you will be responsible for providing an efficient secretarial support function to a team of fee earners. Your fast paced Secretary role will be varied and encompasses document production duties along with other aspects of administrative support utilising your solid organisational, communication and IT skills.As a Legal Secretary, your exciting new role will involve:

Producing various legal documentation, statements, forms either by copy typing or digital dictation
File management - opening and closing files, and filing all documentation
Photocopying including preparing trial bundles
Diary management and organising internal and external meetings for Fee Earners
Ensuring the smooth flow of documents and correspondence in and out of the department
Undertaking online searches

I am very interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, or Secretary, and who have solid IT skills in MS Office packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as experience working with a case management system or practice management system. Experience supporting within the property department (real estate or residential) of a legal firm is definitely of interest.Salary for this opportunity is £24,000 to £26,500 / £27,000 p.a. (depending on level of experience).Benefits include: Hybrid working, free parking close by, life assurance, healthcare cash plan, reward schemes, reduced hours over Christmas, and more!If you would like to travel by train the offices are a short walk from the nearest train station. If you are driving, there is a car park opposite (where you will need to pay), or free parking on-street 10 minutes walk away.

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