At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide secretarial support and manage legal documents for a private client team.
- Company: Established law firm in Kent with a focus on career growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary starting at £35,000, with opportunities for advancement.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career progression in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and expand your skills into paralegal work.
- Qualifications: Experience as a legal secretary; flexibility and ambition are key.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Location: Kent
Salary: £35,000+ negotiable
Established law firm, based in Kent, are looking for an ambitious legal secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to their private client team. They are looking for someone who, long term, wants to take on more paralegal / case manager work.
Duties include:
- Prepare court forms and documents
- Manage correspondence, legal documents, and case files
- Schedule appointments, meetings, and court dates, ensuring efficient time management
- Maintain and update client files, ensuring all information is current and accurately recorded
- Liaise with courts, clients, and other third parties
- Assist with billing and invoicing
It is essential that you have a background as a legal secretary, ideally in private client but they are also open to legal secretaries with experience in other areas of law looking to move into private client work. You must also be a self-starter and flexible as they are looking for someone who can take on paralegal duties as well.
Excellent opportunity for an ambitious legal secretary looking for a Kent based role.
McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.
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