Legal Secretary - Family Law Bristol/ Sheffield/ Stratford-upon-Avon/ Manchester
Legal Secretary - Family Law
£25,430 plus excellent benefits (Work level 6C)
Hours per week: 37.5
Bristol, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sheffield or Manchester - You'll complete your training at one of our offices, then you'll have the option to work in a hybrid way, dividing your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)
Why this role matters
As a Legal Secretary, you'll provide vital administrative support to our Family Law team, helping deliver a great client experience. From booking appointments and managing billing to preparing bundles and briefs, you'll help keep cases running smoothly. You'll work exclusively on privately funded family law matters, supporting colleagues to provide expert guidance to clients during important moments in their lives.
What you'll do
- Assist the solicitors with their cases
- Be the first point of contact for incoming client phone calls
- Liaise with external partners
- Prepare trial bundles and briefs for counsel
- Take responsibility for the family law team post and manage any outgoing correspondence
- Be responsible for billing clients and processing customer payments, as well as raising invoices for any external services used
- Organise the storage of family law files accurately recording all data
- Complete some dictation and typing work
What you'll bring
- Previous experience as a secretary
- An interest in or experience with working in Family Law or the Legal system
- Strong literacy skills with excellent attention to detail
- Great communication, relationship building and customer service skills
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills within a fast-paced and varied role
Why Co-op?
At Co-op, we're owned by our members. And because we're owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a movement. We're an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we're powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you'll also receive:
- An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
- Coaching and training to support your career development
- Stream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
- A place you'll belong
A place you'll belong
We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.
We're proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll support you.
Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.
Benefits
- Coaching, training and support such as study leave, to help you develop your skills and progress your career
- Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Incentive scheme up to 10% after probation
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
- Wellbeing benefits to support your physical financial and mental health
- Discounts on Co-op products and services
Success profile What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Customer Focus
- Connecting with others
- Attention to detail
- Prioritisation
- Communication
- Adaptability
Your career at Co-op Legal Services You'll find exciting and rewarding career opportunities here, as well as real work/life balance and innovative tools and technology which allow you to focus single
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