Legal Secretary – Family, Wills and Tax
Legal Secretary – Family, Wills & Tax
Location: Wimborne
Hours per week: Full Time 36.25 hours per week, Permanent
My client, a leading law firm, are looking for a Legal Secretary to assist their Family and Wills & Tax teams. The main purpose of this role will be to support the Fee Earners, dealing with telephone enquiries, managing client appointments, audio typing and dealing with correspondence whilst maintaining the Case Management System.
Core duties will include:
Acting as the first point of contact for the department with people from inside and outside the firm.
Screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate
Monitoring voicemails and taking any telephone messages in the Fee Earners’ absence
Organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments.
Dealing with Free Consultation enquiries, collecting information and arranging appointments
Dealing with correspondence and writing letters on behalf of the Fee Earners.
Organising and prepping Fee Earners for any meetings and providing refreshments where required.
Dealing with incoming emails, faxes and post, and recording these on Visual Files.
Producing any documents, reports, correspondence etc as required, dictated or otherwise
Producing invoices and reporting billed figures to the Fee Earners
Ensuring client files are kept up to date with proper use of the Case Management System
Skills & experience required:
• Previous experience working as a Legal Secretary, ideally in Family, Wills or Tax
• Excellent organisational skills
• Digital dictation experience with fast accurate typing
• The ability to convey information accurately and articulately, both verbally and in writing
• Effective communication at all levels
• Detail focused, methodical, organised and systematic
• Able to prioritise workload and deal with interruptions
Salary and Benefits:
Salary is negotiable dependent on experience. My client also offers a wide range of benefits to their staff.