Our client, a well-established law firm, is recruiting a Legal Secretary to join their friendly team.

The ideal candidate will have previous secretarial experience, ideally within a law firm. Applications from candidates with secretarial experience in other sectors are also welcome. You will be supporting Fee Earners, dealing with enquiries & managing appointments.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Acting as the first point of contact for the department
• Dealing with emails, phone calls, enquiries and requests.
• Organising and maintaining diaries, arranging appointments.
• Writing letters on behalf of the Fee Earners.
• Organising and prepping Fee Earners for any meetings.
• Producing any documents, reports, correspondence etc. as required
• Producing invoices and reporting billed figures to the Fee Earners
• Ensuring client files are kept up to date
• Assistance / cover for other secretaries, as required

The ideal candidate:

• IT literate, with the ability to pick up new systems and processes.
• Friendly and approachable
• A team player, who enjoys helping and supporting others
• Able to remain calm, even under pressure
• Takes pride and responsibility in their work
• Maintains appropriate client contact
• Detail focused, methodical, organised and systematic
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to prioritise workload
• Excellent customer service

Required Experience:

• Ideally you will have experience of working in a legal environment
• Minimum GCSE qualifications or equivalent
• Excellent organisational skills
• Fast accurate typing

Benefits include:

• Fresh fruit available to staff in the kitchen.
• Private healthcare policy & health cash plan are available to staff.
• Life insurance
• Annual sick pay allowance
• Option to buy additional holiday