Legal Secretary - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Unicorn Recruitment

Unicorn Recruitment

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are currently recruiting a Legal Secretary to join a leading law firm in Sheffield.

Do you want to work for a long-standing law firm that believes in affordable services? In this role as a Legal Secretary, you'll be working in the family department as the secretary support dealing with their lawyers who cover legal aid and private paying clients.

So, if you're looking for an exciting new role to further your career as a Legal Secretary, keep reading

We are interested in speaking to a Legal Secretary to join the family department in Sheffield, with experience in the role.

So, if you're looking for a fresh start at a fantastic company, this is the way to do it

Monday to Friday, 9am until 5pm with one hour for lunch.
Salary £22,000 - £25,000 per annum
Generous holiday entitlement 31 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 36 days
3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year
Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year
Contributory pension scheme
Group Life Assurance (death in service) - after 2 years
STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award
Training and development opportunities
Social fund
Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement
Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement

Duties:

Audio word processing
Dealing with clients on telephone or in person, to make, cancel or rearrange appointments or to deal with queries, liaising with others by telephone
Maintain central diaries, e.g., fee earners daily diary, file review diary etc
Liaising with Courts and barristers as required
To ensure the confidentiality of all documentation/information belonging to the client or the practice
General offices duties e.g., faxing, filing, photocopying, any other administrative duties required
Ensuring that, on completion of a matter, all outstanding amounts owing to the client or due from the client are dealt with within one week of the end of the matter, to permit the file to be closed with nil balances.
Sorting and delivering outgoing mail

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