Legal Secretary - Worcester, United Kingdom - Child Care LLP

Description

Company description

Child Care LLP provides specialist advice and legal representation for children, parents, grandparents and other connected persons in respect of public law proceedings commenced by Local Authorities.

The practice comprises of three experienced child care practitioners.


Job description

We are looking to recruit a full time Legal Secretary - office based - 9am until 5pm.

Ideally experience in a solicitor's office and knowledge of legal aid would be an advantage.
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FUNCTION:To work competently as a Legal Secretary and maintain the high standards offered to the firms' existing clients and to assist in furthering the professional reputation of Child Care LLP.

Child Care LLP operates Cloud based and paperless systems.


Required skills:

• Diary Management
• Dealing with initial calls from clients
• Meeting & greeting clients in reception
• Audiotyping from digital dictation
• Dealing with telephone enquiries
• Able to prioritise / time management skills
• Efficient, approachable & calm personality
• Basic understanding of Public Funding and CCSM Online Portal (after relevant training)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To support Child Care LLP, liaising with existing and new clients, working efficiently, effectively and economically.
• To attend clients both on the telephone and where appropriate in person. To take and record accurately any messages and pass on to the appropriate person without unnecessary delay.
• To input data on Cloud based office management system.
• To maintain the high standard of service offered to the firms' existing clients and to assist in creating and developing the professional reputation of Child Care LLP.
• To operate the firms' quality procedures as specified in the current edition of the Staff Handbook.
• To seek guidance and take instructions from the Director, Paul Gammon, fee earners and Practice Manager, Nickie Wright.

To familiarise yourself with:
- the Staff Handbook.
- the Health and Safety policies to operate safely within the workplace.
- the case management and telephone systems

• To undertake any other duties which may from time to time be allocated to you.

Pay:
From £23,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Life insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• Secretarial: 1 year (required)

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID: 0001