Legal Secretary - Glasgow, United Kingdom - DJ Mackay & Partners LLP

Description

Are you looking to join an employer that is progressive, innovative and that can offer you endless opportunities for you to progress and develop in your career?

We are DJ Mackay & Partners LLP and are a Glasgow based experienced and friendly law firm who specialise in personal injury work.

We also trade as UnionLine Scotland. We provide expert legal advice ranging from simple trips and slips to complex catastrophic injury cases.

We are a busy Glasgow city centre firm who act for several major trade union clients.

Across the business, we foster a culture of inclusivity and champion personal development so that each employee has opportunities to shine and flourish, and we want you to be a part of it.

As our newly appointed Legal Secretary you will:

• Produce legal documents such as letters and memorandums
• Provide secretarial support to solicitors
• Answer telephone calls, transfer calls and take messages
• Keep accurate records of meetings and appointments
• Arrange meetings and manage Solicitors diaries
• Close, archive and store files
• Assist in the preparation of court documents

As a legal secretary, your role is primarily to support the solicitors working in the firm by carrying out administrative tasks.

We are looking for a person who:

Essential criteria:

• Has fast audio typing skills
• Has the ability to work on your own initiative but can equally work well within a team
• Has a good telephone manner and the ability to deal sensitively with clients

Desirable criteria but not essential as full training will be provided:

• Has prior experience as a legal secretary
• Demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of preparing court/employment tribunal documents
• Has experience of using a case management system

Our office has been designed to be a high quality and pleasant working environment.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package we offer:

• Monday to Friday
• Office Hours 9.00am 5.00pm with 1 hour's lunch break
• Opportunity to work on a hybrid basis after completing initial training in the office

• Competitive Starting Salary

• DOE
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement 25 days per year + Bank Holidays, increasing every year to a maximum of 31 days + Bank Holidays
• Industry leading training
• Opportunities for you to progress and develop further
• Healthcare cash plan voluntary
• Pension Scheme
• Sick pay: 8 Weeks at full pay then 4 weeks at half pay in any 24month rolling period
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity pay after qualifying service of which full details are given at offer stage
• 6 days dependant leave / compassionate leave in any 12month rolling period
• Death in service benefit
• Annual Summer and Christmas Parties
• Award Events

We're always looking for new people to join the business who represent our values and want to take advantage of our experienced and award-winning training programs.

DJ Mackay & Partners LLP are an equal opportunities employer.


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£23,000.00-£26,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Glasgow, G3 7UJ