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Salary We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join our clients busy Dispute Resolution department in central Brighton. You will be providing support to a small team dealing with a range of client–focussed secretarial and administrative tasks.
You will have previous legal secretarial experience, ideally in a Dispute Resolution/commercial litigation team, but we will consider experience gained in other legal areas.
Duties included:
Supporting a small team, dealing with a range of client–focused secretarial and administrative tasks.Electronic diary management, booking rooms and arranging meetings.Liaising with Clients and other parties.Using a case management system for client files.Scanning in and time recording of incoming post and emails.Maintaining orderly files – keeping filing up to date.Prepare Court/Counsel bundles as required.Photocopying of documents.Handling incoming telephone calls in an efficient and courteous manner, dealing with queries where possible and passing on in a timely manner.
Experience required:
Previous legal secretarial, ideally in a Dispute Resolution/commercial litigation team.Experience of legal billing, with a good standard of numeracy.Good IT skills and fast accurate typing speeds.Good administrative and time management skills.
What they offer:
Salary depending on experience up to GBP30K.25 Days holiday plus bank holidays.Company pension scheme.
Full time: Monday Friday with a minimum of 3 days in office per week and 2 days from home.
