Legal Secretary

Meridian Business Support

Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 17 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 for their Court of Protection department, offering a salary between £24,500 and £28,000 per annum based on experience.
The role involves providing efficient secretarial support, including document production, file management, and diary organization for fee earners.
Candidates should have experience as a Legal Secretary, Medical Secretary, or similar roles, along with strong IT skills in MS Office and familiarity with case management systems.
The position also offers hybrid working, free parking, and various benefits such as life assurance and a healthcare cash plan.
Applicants are encouraged to have prior experience in a private client legal setting.

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 Court of Protection department of one of our clients, 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
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
Banking / financial administration related duties

I am very interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as a Legal Secretary, Medical 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 private client side of a legal firm is definitely of interest.Salary for this opportunity is £24,500 to £27,000 / £28,000 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.“Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.”

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