At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide secretarial support in a dynamic legal environment, assisting solicitors and managing client communications.
- Company: Join a friendly and supportive law firm with a strong team culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Flexible working environment with opportunities to learn and grow within the legal field.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in law with no prior experience needed; just bring your admin skills!
- Qualifications: Strong keyboard skills and a positive customer service attitude are essential.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
A great opportunity has arisen for a Legal Secretary in Banbury, working with the Dispute Resolution Department on a full-time permanent basis. The successful candidate will provide a full secretarial and support service within the department, supporting a Senior Solicitor and Paralegal. You will need excellent keyboard skills, a polite and patient manner, initiative, and a flexible approach; no previous experience needed - just excellent administration skills.
Day to day duties include:
- Undertaking typing and secretarial work within the Dispute Resolution Department
- Dealing with initial new client enquiries, allocating them amongst fee earners and signposting appropriately
- Handling of and dealing with clients calls (as delegated by fee earners) and liaising with fee earners on case developments
- Dealing with clients by phone, email and in person as required
- Making appointments for clients and diary management
- Conflict checks on new clients
- Maintaining files and ensuring efficient case management of matters
- Preparing bundles for court
- Preparing documents as required by fee earners
- File opening and closing of matters using the case management system
- Producing accurate detailed work to ensure excellence in legal services
- Attending Dispute Resolution Department Support Meetings and Firm Wide Meetings
- Support with preparation of bills for approval
- Issue accurate cost scheduling for clients on a regular basis under fee earner supervision and instructions
- Maintain and protect client confidentiality at all times internally and externally
- Providing other general administrative support
- Undertaking any reasonable instructions given by management within the limits of this employment description
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent keyboard skills with a good knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Word
- Case management system experience would be advantageous
- Strong administrative experience essential
- Dynamic in approach and uses initiative when dealing with clients or potential clients
- A positive approach to customer service
- Ability to be a team player and flexible outlook
- Efficiency to deal with awkward situations and difficult clients in a professional manner
- Ability to remain discreet and maintain employee and client confidentiality at all times
Please apply asap; this role is working for a friendly and supportive team, with excellent benefits and competitive salary within a well established Law firm.
Legal Secretary / Legal Administration employer: Harwood Recruitment Solutions Limited
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Contact Details:
Harwood Recruitment Solutions Limited Recruitment Team
