Legal Secretary

LEGAL SECRETARY  ROLE NOW AVAIALBLE - IMMEDIATE START - £14,500

The prime role of the legal secretary is to provide support to his or her Principal, allowing the department to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the main responsibilities given below. The legal secretary is expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative, mindful of client care at all times. To take full responsibility for all reception duties including answering telephone calls and dealing with visitors to the premises.

Main responsibilities:

- To prepare correspondence and documents for fee-earners through audio-typing and word processing.

- To cover reception and deal with visitors to the premises.

- To administer filing (which will include daily filing) and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedures contained in the Office Manual.

- To make appointments, arrange meetings and to maintain an up-to-date diary for his/her Principal if required to do so.

- To provide support to other secretaries as required.

- To provide guidance to junior and temporary secretaries when required to do so.

- To attend clients both in person and on the telephone when required to do so and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firms standards for client care.

- To undertake any specific training when required, and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.

- To ensure the confidentiality of all the firms and clients documentation and information.

- To ensure and adequate supply of stationery, office consumables etc

- Any ad hoc task as required by his or her Principal

Required qualifications & skills

- Trained in secretarial practice.

- Excellent word-processing and audio-typing skills.

- Worked in a similar role as a Legal Secretary

- Good organisational ability and client care skills

Due to the high numbers of applications, please assume if you are not contacted within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion

DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY!!!