legal secretary
7 the last 362 days, recently 2023-08-10
Responsibility
- legal Secretary - Commercial
- conveyancing Secretary
- trowbridge
Show more +54 - we are currently recruiting for a full-time legal secretary, based in our clients Duke House office
- our well-established client is looking for a Legal Secretary for their Commercial Property department at their Dartford office
- £20,000 - £25,000/annum
- salary negotiable plus generous benefits package
- main Duties
- broadwater, Worthing, West Sussex
- the team have a large caseload and the nature of the work means that deadlines are often extremely tight
- prepare correspondence and documents to include transcribing digital dictation
- managing filing systems, including daily filing and the initiation, conclusion, storage, and retrieval of client files
- duties
- due to growth, our well established client has a position for a Conveyancing Secretary within our branch in Worthing
- main Tasks and Responsibilities
- providing administrative support to fee earners in the conveyancing department
- to provide audio typing as dictated by supervising fee-earner
- to provide audio typing
- provide secretarial/administrative support to the teams to include compliance, setting up files, closing files, and raising invoices
- performing audio typing for both standard and non-standard letters
- roles and Responsibilities
- acting as the first point of contact for the department with people from inside and outside the firm
- documents and letters need to be accurate and produced in a timely manner
- audio typing, drafting and reviewing legal documents and correspondence
- to undertake wills and probate work providing support to solicitors in the team in running their caseload
- working in the Residential Conveyancing Department, along with the supporting fee earners and assistants
- full training will be given in relation to their practices, procedures and systems
- generating correspondence, enclosures, forms, and documents
- managing diaries and appointments, making travel arrangements, and booking meetings
- to provide full secretarial assistance to four family law fee earners
- screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate
- all typing/correspondence and document work, alongside the preparation of all legal forms where required
- to have responsibility for your own caseload as agreed between you and the Head of Department
- maintaining an electronic case management system for all files
- assist in communication with clients, taking telephone calls and accurately recording messages and providing assistance wherever possible
- excellent communication with over the phone, by email, and letter
- the role will involve a high volume of typing, taking telephone messages, filing and assisting as required
- providing administrative and secretarial support to solicitors and other legal staff
- arrange for all copying to be done, in person if an office assistant is not available to undertake the task
- coordinating the scanning and photocopying of paperwork
- dealing with incoming and outgoing communications by phone, client/personal attendance, post etc
- liaising with clients, estate agents, and other solicitors
- to undertake typing, preparation and copying of documents in relation to family law and practice issue
- to uphold exceptional standards of quality and client care Key Activities
- my client are a paper-lite firm meaning they only keep small paper files
- to undertake typing, preparation and copying of documents in relation to family law and practice issues
- general administration support
- the role involves working for one fee earner and supporting them by performing various administrative duties
- monitoring voicemails and taking any telephone messages in the Fee Earners’ absence
- answering and making telephone calls, taking messages and handling client enquiries
- the role is to provide support to Solicitors in the practise
- you will be responsible for keeping office administration and operations running smoothly
- assist in the personal organisation of fee-earner through the operation of a diary management system
- diary management and arranging appointments for the lawyers in the teams
- you will provide secretarial and administrative support to our private client team. The support will include typing, file management, diary management, telephone cover, invoicing and general office duties
- to maintain diaries and make appointments as necessary
- prepare completion statements and assist with post exchange and pre completion
Requirements
- secretarial Skills
- secretarial
- conveyancing
Show more +24 - family Law
- litigation
- administrative
- law
- employment Law
- calls
- solicitors
- legal
- diary Management
- property
- private Client
- paralegals
- legal Assistants
- legal Secretary
- legal Assistance
- conveyancing Legal Secretary
- administration
- transport
- legal secretarial experience, preferably within a private client team
- previous Legal Secretarial experience including substantial experience in Residential Property
- experience as a legal secretary within family care/legal aid
- advanced IT skills in relevant packages and excellent speed typing skills
- previous experience as a Conveyancing Legal Secretary
- experience of case management systems and digital dictation
Trade
- administrative Assistance
- Administrative Assistance
low salary - 34% lower than the average in this position
Earnings for position legal secretary
legal secretary - How much money do you make working at this position?
Average salary at company BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP is 1700£.
The national average salary is 1900£.
1300 £
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1900 £
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2500 £
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