Legal Secretary - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Hobbs Legal Recruitment

Hobbs Legal Recruitment

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client who are a leading highly ranked Legal 500 law firm in Birmingham are searching for a Legal Secretary to join their expanding housing and property litigation team.

As a Legal Secretary, your duties will consist of:

Audio and copy typing and document processing
Formatting documents and any other relevant documentation as directed
Diary management for the fee earner(s)
Prepare comprehensive travel itineraries and book transport and accommodation as required
General administrative support for the department e.g. filing, photocopying
Receiving phone calls from clients; routing them or taking messages as appropriate
Producing invoices and dealing with any queries that may arise once invoices are issued
Produce frequent summaries of account ledgers and ensure that all balances are tidied or cleared wherever possible then archiving files as appropriate
Manage workload capacity and provide regular updates to the Secretary Coordinator
Organising and maintaining tidy and accurate files both in hard copy and electronically
To provide cover and support to the other secretaries within the team as and when required. Flexibility is important as there can be considerable fluctuations in the amount of work produced by fee earners. Person Specification

Essential Skills:

Prior experience as a Legal Secretarial is essential the firm are open to experience and various areas of law.
A high attention to detail to produce work / documentation which is consistently of a high standard
Experienced in both audio and copy typing
Ability to coordinate large documents using Word
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to prioritise workload to increase efficiency for the team
Shows initiative and is selfmotivated

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