Legal Secretary - Permanent Position
Our client is currently seeking a skilled and organised Legal Secretary to join their team. As a Legal Secretary, you will provide administrative and secretarial support to fee earners, helping them deliver excellent service to all clients efficiently.
Responsibilities:
- Record Keeping: You will handle the setup, maintenance, closure, and archiving of all client entities and matters, both electronically and on paper. It is essential to ensure that all filing systems are up to date.
- Typing and Correspondence: You will be responsible for typing letters, emails, and other administrative tasks using the Big Hand system. Additionally, you will despatch all correspondence promptly and file it under the relevant client matter in the practise management system (P4W) and the paper file.
- Diary Management: Assisting fee earners with diary management and preparing for meetings, including organising appointments, phone calls, and maintaining the team diary system with court and other important dates.
- Client Queries: You will handle routine client and other caller enquiries by answering phones promptly and professionally. Your duties will include making appropriate appointments, taking messages, and resolving straightforward queries. Face-to-face interactions with clients and other visitors will also be required.
- Client Accounting: You will assist fee earners and liaise with the accounts team on client accounting matters, i...