Legal Secretary
Job Description
Job title: Legal Secretary
Company: Newstaff Employment Services
Job description: Newstaff Employment Services is recruiting for a Legal Secretary on behalf of our client, based in Berkhamsted.Previous legal secretarial experience is essential and all practice areas will also be considered.Main Duties:
- The production of documents and correspondence using audio/copy typing
- Attending to clients and others, both on the telephone and in person, where possible dealing with initial enquiries and/or taking detailed messages to enable the appropriate person to deal with the matter on their return
- Management of Fee Earners’ diaries, including scheduling of appointments, arranging meetings, organising travel as appropriate. Ensure all meetings have appropriate facilities arranged eg meeting room booked, refreshments available
- Setting up new files accurately and speedily on instruction
- Dealing promptly and accurately all filing and storage/retrieval requirements in respect of client files
- Assisting in the smooth running of the administration and secretarial support within the department, supporting other Fee Earners and secretarial support where appropriate
Skills Required:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and clear written and oral communication;
- Proven audio typing experience
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to communicate both in writing and orally with a wide range of people;
- The ability to demonstrate a courteous, helpful and pleasant manner both in person and on the phone;
- Efficiency, reliability and flexibility, able to organise the workload to meet challenging/changing deadlines ensuring prioritisation of different work matters across the team;
- Self-motivation with the ability to be a self-starter and work independently or within a team;
- Proven IT skills, including the use of case management systems, MS Word, Outlook and Excel;
Benefits:
- Excellent office facilitiies
- Staff introduction bonus
- 25 days holiday
- Auto enrolment pension scheme
- Enhanced sick pay
- Free eye tests
- Paid Flu vaccinations
- Discounted legal advice
- Opportunities to participate in company sponsored charitable events
- Full Time – 09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday
- Salary: Up to £26,000 pa + Benefits
Interested? Please call Anne Marie on 01727 864777 or email CV to annemarie.harrington@newstaffemployment.co.uk
Expected salary: £26000 per year
Location: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
