Legal Secretary - Reading, United Kingdom - Browns Recruitment Group

Browns Recruitment Group

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Legal Secretary

Private Client

Oxford

Commensurate with experience
We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join my highly regarded Private Client team in Oxford. The role will be to provide full secretarial and administrative support to a fee earner and the wider team. Whilst the role is suitably challenging, no previous legal experience is necessary; although it may be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

Audio typing standard and nonstandard letters
Producing correspondence, forms and documents
Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
Arranging meetings and other appointments.
Opening new files, filing, photocopying, cheque requests, closing, storage and retrieval of files
Running monthly bills and diarising payments
Attending team meetings Knowledge and Experience
Previous secretarial experience desirable
Previous legal experience desirable
Solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant IT platforms essential
Experience on case management systems desirable

Key attributes

Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
Ability to work quickly, accurately, to deadlines and under pressure
Willingness to rise to the challenge of working in a complex legal area
Confident with communicating at all levels, both verbally and in writing
A good understanding of client relationship management
A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and third parties
Good attention to detail
Professional, personal presentation

**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV TO TANYA BROWN AT BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP AS DIRECTED.