Legal Secretary - Swindon, United Kingdom - 911 Staffing Ltd

911 Staffing Ltd

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Swindon, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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We have a great opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join a highly regarded Private Client team for a Swindon based Solicitor.

About the Role:

The role will be to provide full secretarial and administrative support to a fee earner and the wider team.
We are looking for someone who has experience working as a Legal Secretary within a Matrimonial department.
The role offers a highly competitive salary, dependent on experience.
The working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am5pm
The role is based onsite

Key Responsibilities for the Legal Secretary Role:

Audio typing standard and non-standard letters
Producing correspondence, forms and documents
Attending clients over the phone and in person to respond to enquiries
Arranging meetings and other appointments
Opening new files, filing, photocopying, cheque requests, closing, storage and retrieval of files
Running monthly bills and diarising payments
Attending team meetings Knowledge and Experience
Previous legal experience desirable
Solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite and other relevant IT platforms essential
Experience on case management systems desirable

Key Attributes required for the Legal Secretary Role:

Excellent organisation capability with the ability to effectively prioritise
Ability to work quickly, accurately, to deadlines and under pressure
Willingness to rise to the challenge of working in a complex legal area
Confident with communicating at all levels, both verbally and in writing
A good understanding of client relationship management
A friendly approachable personality to facilitate the link between lawyers, clients and third parties
Good attention to detail