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Legal Secretary

Posted 3 days ago

  • Ellenbrook, Hertfordshire
  • Permanent
  • £28,000 to £30,000 /Yr
  • Sponsored
  • Expires In 25 days
We are actively recruiting for a Legal Secretary to join this long established practice based in the St Albans area.

The key responsibilities are listed below:

Answer the telephone and assist clients with enquiries when the lawyer is not available

Meet clients who call into the office without an appointment on behalf of the lawyers, answer queries, take messages and make file notes

Open and close client files consistent with standard procedures including performing online money laundering checks, and assisting with any manual money laundering and risk management checks

Liaise with clients as directed

Maintain lawyers' diaries and make appointments

Organise internal and external meetings including meeting room bookings and refreshments

Manage outgoing post and emails

Maintain internal and client files to ensure they are up-to-date at all times

Undertake typing for lawyers

Drafting of standard letters and forms for the lawyer's approval

General document management such as requesting and logging deeds coming in and out of the firm

Collate work received from the outsourced typing company including arranging necessary enclosures ready to send out

Liaise with the accounts team to ensure timely and accurate accounts administration, making transaction requisitions through the peppermint system (our practice management system) and to include receiving cheques, entering on file and passing to accounts

Input client and potential client contact details into CRM system

Undertake administrative tasks such as photocopying and file archiving

Create and maintain a tidy and well organised office environment

Ensure any faults with the team's IT, telephones and printers are reported

Work as part of a team, assisting with wider secretarial and telephone cover as required.

Undertake tasks in connection with client/administrative matters, including any risk management tasks relating the clients and matters.

The client would need you to have a typing speed of at least 50wpm, excellent grammar and spelling and a background in the legal profession.

In return the company offer a salary of £30000pa.

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Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job