Legal Secretary - 12 month contract
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| Job Type | Contract or Temp |
| Area | Herefordshire, England |
| Sector | Admin / Secretarial / Office Support - Secretary |
| Salary | Competitive |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 468207 |
| Job Views | 719 |
- Description
- Legal Secretary – 1 year Maternity Contract
An opportunity has arisen for a Legal Secretary to work at an award winning, leading regional Law Firm based in Bishop’s Stortford. With Offices also in London. Our client is looking to recruit a Legal Secretary to join their Commercial Property team in Bishop’s Stortford. This role is to cover a period of maternity leave for a maximum of 1 year.
The successful candidate will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Commercial Property team. The main responsibilities will include:
- Audio typing from digital dictation to include checking that all correspondence and documents are correct and in the in-house style prior to sending.
- Responding to clients in person and/or by telephone in a professional way to include being able to respond appropriately on the current state of any file.
- Diary management- to make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain a diary to be checked against the fee earner on a daily basis.
- File and case management, bill preparation
- Building and maintaining knowledge of clients and their matters, and the work in general
The ideal candidate will:
- Have the ability to pick up new systems quickly and be adaptable to different ways of working
- Be comfortable working in a team or on your own initiative and will be willing to go the extra mile for clients and colleagues
- Be emotionally intelligent with a sympathetic and professional manner
- Pre-empt problems and identify solutions
- Be assured, confident and presentable
- Be able to hold the respect and confidence of your colleagues
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate a pro-active approach to your work
- Be very well organised and able to prioritise
- Have excellent attention to detail
Salary £25-28k
Hours: 9-5.30pm
Supporting a team of approx. 25 in the office and other London office. Working within a team of 3 other legal secretaries.
For further details please apply ASAP