Legal Secretary - Manchester, United Kingdom - Simpson Judge Ltd

Simpson Judge Ltd
Simpson Judge Ltd
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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Legal Secretary Role

Central Manchester | Top Tier Firm

Salary up to £26,000 DOE
We are currently looking to appoint an experienced Legal Secretary for a central Manchester based law firm.


The Legal Secretary Role includes:


  • Provide comprehensive support for all fee earners in effectively managing all essential tasks.
  • Work closely with Team Leader in identifying and resolving issues in their initial stages.
  • Work closely with the Department Support in liaising and ensuring that work is supplied and processed in the most efficient manner.
  • Document comparison running comparisons between two different documents.
  • Transcribing handwritten or audio notes, always ensuring that they are accurate and saved to the correct file.
  • Preparation of engrossment documents (either hard copy or electronic format) in original and counterpart, including annexures where relevant.
  • Filing, both paper and electronic (to case manager system) and keeping the same up to date
  • Record undertakings in accordance with the firm's procedures
  • Assist with the scanning of original documents, always ensuring that they are scanned to the correct file and using the firm's adopted naming convention.
  • Scan and rename the daily incoming post and field to the relevant Department Support
  • Prepare correspondence, documents and enclosures as applicable ready for signature and ensure all relevant enclosures are attached to the main document ready for posting.
  • Ensure that signed correspondence is sent promptly to the Post Room
  • Excellent document production skills, including track changes, cross referencing, table of contents, automatic numbering, page numbering and can perform to house style
  • Excellent organisational skills and is able to meet deadlines.
  • Works well under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Keen to learn.
  • Team player
  • Professional and helpful manner
  • Experience of a case management system (preferably Partner for Windows or similar)
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word
  • Experience of Microsoft Excel
  • Audio typing experience
  • Able to carry out tasks independently and show initiative.
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