Legal Secretary - Jobshop UK Limited : Job Details

Our client, a well-established law firm, is recruiting a Legal Secretary to join their friendly team in Ringwood.

The ideal candidate will have previous secretarial experience, ideally within a law firm. Applications from candidates with secretarial experience in other sectors are also welcome. You will be supporting Fee Earners, dealing with enquiries & managing appointments.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

· Acting as the first point of contact for the department

· Dealing with emails, phone calls, enquiries and requests.

· Organising and maintaining diaries, arranging appointments.

· Writing letters on behalf of the Fee Earners.

· Organising and prepping Fee Earners for any meetings.

· Producing any documents, reports, correspondence etc. as required

· Producing invoices and reporting billed figures to the Fee Earners

· Ensuring client files are kept up to date

· Assistance / cover for other secretaries, as required

The ideal candidate:

· IT literate, with the ability to pick up new systems and processes.

· Friendly and approachable

· A team player, who enjoys helping and supporting others

· Able to remain calm, even under pressure

· Takes pride and responsibility in their work

· Maintains appropriate client contact

· Detail focused, methodical, organised and systematic

· Good communication skills, both verbal and written

· Able to prioritise workload

· Excellent customer service

Required Experience:

· Ideally you will have experience of working in a legal environment

· Minimum GCSE qualifications or equivalent

· Excellent organisational skills

· Fast accurate typing

Benefits include:

· Fresh fruit available to staff in the kitchen.

· Private healthcare policy & health cash plan are available to staff.

· Life insurance

· Annual sick pay allowance

· Option to buy additional holiday