Legal Secretary

Our client is an award-winning firm of Solicitors providing a wide range of legal services to both individuals and businesses.

They have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary to support their Private Client and Residential Property Teams.

This position would suit an individual who has experience of supporting a busy Private Client/Residential Property Team providing secretarial and administrative support to the fee earning members of the Teams. You will be competent and proficient with case management systems, a competent IT user and be able to work on your own initiative.

What you’ll be doing - Legal Secretary

• Opening files and inputting/maintaining client details


• Anti-Money Laundering verification of new and existing clients


• Receiving and making telephone calls to both clients and contacts which will involve keeping them up to date with matter progress


• Digital transcription of documents as and when directed by the members of the fee earning staff


• Ordering searches and other disbursements in line with fee earner instructions


• Keeping Electronic/manual client matter files up to date


• Liaising with all members of staff in relation to client files


• Preparing files for storage and retrieving documents via requests to the appropriate member of staff


• Scheduling of appointments for fee earners


• Meeting clients and undertaking reception duties as required

Could you be part of this friendly, award-winning team? - Legal Secretary

For this role we are looking for candidates who have have had experience of working within a law firm, and who can liaise confidently with clients via phone and email, communicate effectively and possesses a high level of attention to detail. Additionally you will be:

• Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)


• Comfortable handling confidential information


• Good at multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks

They offer - Legal Secretary

• Salary £23,000 per year


• 24 days of annual leave plus bank holiday


• Private Health Insurance


• Company Pension Scheme

Hours - Legal Secretary

• 36 hours; 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Our client may consider a 4 day week for the right candidate.