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SalaryOur client is an award-winning firm of Solicitors providing a wide range of legal services to both individuals and businesses.
They have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary to support their Private Client and Residential Property Teams.
This position would suit an individual who has experience of supporting a busy Private Client/Residential Property Team providing secretarial and administrative support to the fee earning members of the Teams. You will be competent and proficient with case management systems, a competent IT user and be able to work on your own initiative.
What you ll be doing - Legal Secretary
- Opening files and inputting/maintaining client details
- Anti-Money Laundering verification of new and existing clients
- Receiving and making telephone calls to both clients and contacts which will involve keeping them up to date with matter progress
- Digital transcription of documents as and when directed by the members of the fee earning staff
- Ordering searches and other disbursements in line with fee earner instructions
- Keeping Electronic/manual client matter files up to date
- Liaising with all members of staff in relation to client files
- Preparing files for storage and retrieving documents via requests to the appropriate member of staff
- Scheduling of appointments for fee earners
- Meeting clients and undertaking reception duties as required
Could you be part of this friendly, award-winning team? - Legal Secretary
For this role we are looking for candidates who have have had experience of working within a law firm, and who can liaise confidently with clients via phone and email, communicate effectively and possesses a high level of attention to detail. Additionally you will be:
- Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Comfortable handling confidential information
- Good at multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks
They offer - Legal Secretary
- Salary GBP23,000 per year
- 24 days of annual leave plus bank holiday
- Private Health Insurance
- Company Pension Scheme
Hours - Legal Secretary
- 36 hours; 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Our client may consider a 4 day week for the right candidate.
