Legal Secretary/receptionist - Leeds, United Kingdom - Ison Harrison Solicitors

Ison Harrison Solicitors

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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Ison Harrison Solicitors, are a leading law firm with a network of 17 offices offering the broadest suite of legal services in the region.

We are one of the most accredited firms in Yorkshire, 100% employee owned and proud award winners of Law Firm of the Year.

We are currently recruiting for a Secretary to support our Wills & Probate solicitors at our Guiseley office.

KEY TASKS

Audiotyping.
Dealing with the branch post and DX.
Reception duties.
Liaising with clients and other parties on behalf of fee earners and dealing with enquiries as appropriate.
Liaising with the Accounts department to produce cheques, pay disbursements etc.
Maintaining diaries and making appointments when required.
Producing documents from the Case Management system.
Management of the files under the fee earner's direction from opening files to preparing them for archiving.
Filing, photocopying, collating of documents and other clerical duties

KEY SKILLS - ESSENTIAL

Good keyboard skills.
Literate and numerate.
Ability to work accurately in accordance with the requirements of the team.
Ability to deal with enquiries in a customerfriendly and effective manner.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
Ability to work on own initiative.

EXPERIENCE

Previous secretary experience within wills & probate is desirable.
Case Management System experience (highly desirable).

OTHER

Flexible and 'can do' attitude.
Excellent written English to produce documents for the clients, other side and third parties.
Clear and confident communicaton to effectively deal with telephone enquiries.

QUALIFICATIONS
No essential qualifications.

SALARY

LOCATION
65 Victoria Road, Guiseley, Leeds LS20 8DQ

ROLE TYPE
Full-time, preferred however part-time and job share applicants will also be considered.

Ison Harrison is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than the ability to carry out the job specification.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits: