Legal Secretary - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sue Ross Legal

Sue Ross Legal

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

4 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Sheffield or Dronfield

Salary:

DOE

Reference:

Description:

Sue Ross Legal are working with a well-established, multi-site Law firm for the recruitment of a Legal Secretary.

You will be joining the Family Department to support the team on a range of private and legally funded matters based in either the Sheffield or Dronfield Branch Office.

Duties will include;

Prioritise and type legal correspondence and documentation from digitally dictated material.
Processing of documents from typed and handwritten format and reformatting of documents to conform with firm's house style.
Answer internal and external telephone calls and take necessary action to deal with the enquiry, take messages, distribute messages, and route calls.
Attend to clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards for client care.
Dealing with routine client account queries
Completing bills, working out VAT on bills/disbursements.
Administer opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the firm's procedures.
Make and arrange client and business appointments, meetings, conferences, and any other diary management to maintain an uptodate diary for the fee earner.
Manage and organise large volumes of documents.
Communicating with the fee earner, or person whom responsible.
Working as a team helping and supporting other secretaries in the department.
Carry out department specific tests.
Chasing leads, follow up with clients and booking appointments.
Completing department specific forms.

Desirable skills and experience:

Experience of working in a solicitors practice in a similar role.
Fast and accurate typing with a minimum speed of 65 wpm.
Ability to input information quickly and accurately.
Knowledge of Big Hand.

For more information about the above vacancy or for a confidential chat about our other vacancies throughout Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, the North West and the North East, please send your details to us and one of our dedicated legal consultants will contact you.

May we take this opportunity to thank you for expressing an interest in one of our roles and wish you the very best in your search for employment.