The Role
The Role
The role of the Legal secretary is to provide secretarial support to the Family Law Team – who deal with a wide range of matters including Divorce, Separation, Relationship Agreements, Children, Domestic Abuse and
Financial Settlements.
The Day to Day:
What experience do I need?
What skills should I have?
What are we offering?
The role of the Legal secretary is to provide secretarial support to the Family Law Team – who deal with a wide range of matters including Divorce, Separation, Relationship Agreements, Children, Domestic Abuse and
Financial Settlements.
The Day to Day:
- Type documents, letters, attendance notes, file notes & bills, via Bighand/Speechwrite digital dictation on a pool system basis.
- Administer electronic filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files
- To prepare mail and enclosures for despatch.
- To attend clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support and updates in a professional and friendly manner.
- Keeping an up-to-date diary for the Solicitors and fee-earners. Making appointments and organising and arranging meetings
- To collaborate with and support other secretaries across the team using technology such a paperlite systems and Teams for communication and information sharing
- To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and clients’ documentation and information.
- To update and keep updated electronic checklists within the case management system.
- Undertake other admin duties including photocopying and filing etc.
What experience do I need?
- Trained in secretarial practice
- Fast and accurate word-processing and audio-typing skills.
- Previous experience as a legal secretary ( ideally within Family Law) or experience of working in an alternative professional office.
What skills should I have?
- Great Team player who can work in a collaborative way
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to empathise and build relationships
- Great time management and prioritisation skills.
What are we offering?
- A supportive, relaxed and flexible work environment in an experienced and growing team.
- 28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
- Medicash and Unum dental cash back schemes after 1 years' service
- Life insurance
- EAP and various other physical and mental wellbeing support services including virtual GP access 24/7
- Family friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay plus, family events leave
- Company sick pay
- Cycle scheme
