Family & Childcare Legal Secretary in Birmingham

Family & Childcare Legal Secretary

Location: Birmingham
Hybrid: Up to 2 days working from home following training

TSR Legal is working with a well-established, multi-office Legal 500 law firm that is continuing to grow its Family & Childcare team in Birmingham.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary or experienced legal support professional who has an interest in Family and Childcare law and is looking to join a supportive and expanding team.

You will work closely with fee earners, providing high-quality secretarial and administrative support while developing your knowledge and experience within a busy legal environment.

The Role

As Family & Childcare Legal Secretary, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to fee earners within the Family & Childcare team
• Preparing correspondence and documents using digital dictation
• Audio typing and general document production
• Electronic filing and maintaining accurate client and matter records
• Managing incoming and outgoing telephone calls with clients, Counsel, experts and other third parties
• Managing diaries and arranging appointments and meetings
• Welcoming and assisting clients and visitors where required
• Assisting with CCMS and Legal Aid applications
• Processing fee notes and assisting with matters relating to experts’ invoices
• Monitoring deadlines and ensuring relevant actions are completed
• Working in accordance with internal procedures and compliance requirements
• Providing general administrative support to the wider team as required

About You

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working as a Legal Secretary or within a legal support role.

Experience or an interest in Family & Childcare law would be particularly advantageous, although candidates with strong transferable legal secretarial experience will also be considered.

You will ideally have:

• Previous legal secretarial or legal support experience
• An interest in Family and Childcare law
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Fast and accurate typing skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines
• A professional and confident approach when dealing with clients and third parties
• Good IT skills and confidence using modern systems

The Firm & Benefits

You will be joining a growing, multi-office legal practice with a strong reputation across a range of legal services.

The firm operates a paperless working environment and has invested heavily in modern IT and systems to support its teams.

Following successful completion of training on the firm’s systems, the role offers up to 2 days’ remote working per week.

The benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas/New Year
• Annual leave increasing with length of service
• Birthday leave
• Pension scheme with employer contribution
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional health care
• Firm laptop
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive supervision and mentoring
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews
• Regular staff events
• Additional employee perks and benefits
• Comprehensive training packages

The firm also has dedicated administrative and telephony support, allowing fee earners and their support teams to work efficiently and focus on client service.

Interested?

If you are a Legal Secretary or legal support professional looking to develop your career within Family & Childcare law, this could be an excellent opportunity to join a growing and supportive team.