Legal Secretary - Reading, United Kingdom - BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD

BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD

Verified Company

Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

LEGAL SECRETARY

CARE DEPARTMENT

READING

£21,000 - £24,000

Browns Recruitment is delighted to announce our well-established client is looking for a Legal Secretary to join their Care department on a full-time basis in Reading.

Full training will be given in relation to the practices, procedures and systems.

Skills/Experience:

Office experience, ideally in a professional services environment.
Experience in Care would be an advantage.
Experience with Legal Aid would be an advantage
Accurate audio typing.
Ability to prioritise work, function efficiently under pressure and remain calm and professional.
Ability to work to set deadlines and produce accurate work.
Ability and desire to deliver exceptional Customer Service.
Enthusiasm and a positive "can do" attitude.

Duties include:

Taking and accurately recording client calls.
Taking new client enquiries.
Conflict, ID, and Anti Money Laundering checks.
Opening new files.
Audio typing (Philips dictation, SOS case and accounts management).
Monthly billing.
Monitoring payments of department bills and disbursements.
Liaising with team to manage enquiries and workflow to ensure comprehensive service to clients.
Scanning documents and organising into bundles.
Managing reports to Legal Aid funder and managing legal aid funding limits and authorities with fee earner guidance.
Liaising with barristers and their clerks, experts, Courts and Tribunals.

Helpful to have:

Knowledge of SOS, Office 365 and Excel, Adobe pro or similar.
Lexcel and ISO 9001 standards.
Ability to work alone and as part of team. Salary will be competitive and appropriate to experience.

**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION, PLEASE CONTACT KIMBERLEY LIND AT BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP AS DIRECTED.