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SalaryLegal Assistant/Secretary – Family Law
Solihull
Salary – £21,000 - £23,000
Hours – Full Time 9:00am – 5:15pm
Responsibilities include:
- Dealing with queries raised by clients, solicitors and other involved parties
- Provide client updates and monitor matter progression
- Opening and closing matters on the case management system compliant with the firm’s AML and quality standards and SRA regulations
- Supervised drafting of basic correspondence, forms and documents.
- Maintaining contact lists and calendars for fee earners
- Monitoring deadlines, manage appointments and diaries
- Preparing and submitting bills, payments and receipts, liaising with the finance team
- Handling overflow client telephone calls
- Reception cover
- Preparing and taking the banking and post
- General administrative tasks
- Other duties as required to ensure the efficient running of the office
- Previous work experience as Legal Assistant/secretary within family law
- Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
- Advanced computer literacy (word, excel, outlook)
- Working knowledge of case management software
- Proficiency in English
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Location: Solihull - office based role
- Hours: 9:00 – 5:15 Mon to Fri
- Attractive salary dependent on experience
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Holiday bonus scheme
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities including support to study for professional qualifications
- Firm funded eye tests
