Legal Secretary - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - Greene & Greene Solicitors

Greene & Greene Solicitors

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Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Legal Secretary - Private Client (maternity cover)

ABOUT YOU:

Essential experience:

The ability to work accurately, with good attention to detail
The ability to type at 60 WPM
Good administration and Microsoft Office skills
The ability to work as part of a team
Strong time management and organisational skills
Excellent communication skills
The ability to work to deadlines
Experience of working in an office environment
A good level of education, ideally to include GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
A professional and friendly demeanour

THE ROLE:

Your duties will be varied but will include:

Transcription and production of correspondence/documentation requested by the fee earners via digital dictation and Outlook, to include amending and formatting where necessary.
To open/close files on instructions from the fee earners.
Producing the invoices for monthly billing.
To attend to clients both on the telephone and in person.
To take and record accurately any messages and pass on the same to the appropriate person without unnecessary delay.
Scanning in of daily post for the department (rota basis)
To ensure all items of outgoing post are signed and received by Admin by 5pm each evening.
To assist with cover for other secretaries (within the firm generally) when they are on holiday or sick.
To make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain an up to date diary for their fee earners.
Attending clients with a fee earner to witness Wills and other documents as required.
To undertake any other duties which may be allocated, such as assisting with Powerpoint

Presentations.

To ensure the confidentiality of all client documentation and/or information.

THE FIRM:
Greene & Greene has been providing legal services from offices in Bury St Edmunds since 1893.

The firm offers a broad range of legal advice to individuals and companies in respect of a large range of legal services both nationally and internationally.

We are consistently ranked highly for providing excellent client service in both Legal 500 and

Chambers legal directories.

We pride ourselves on being a firm that provides practical advice from expert legal professionals, working in partnership with our clients to become their legal provider of choice.

Our aim is to ensure our clients get to where they want to be in the most straightforward manner.

THE DEPARTMENT:
Our Private Client team has a wide range of skills and expertise. The team is made up of qualified

Solicitors, Chartered Tax Advisors, Trust and Estate Practitioners and Tax Technicians.

The team provides a full and comprehensive legal service and have a number of long-standing lawyers who have acted for many families for decades, across the generations.

The Legal 500 describes the Private

Client team as "first-class, always accessible, quick and efficient".

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

BENEFITS:
The salary for this role is c £27,000 - £29,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

Working hours are 9am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday

Other benefits include:

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Hybrid working
Personal pension scheme
Group life assurance
Support and funding for further professional qualifications
Employee assistance programme

Application
Christine Shaves, Practice Manager

80 Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QB

Job Type:
Temporary contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
£27,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

Benefits: