A leading law firm based in Yeovil is recuiting for an experience Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary in their busy Dispute Resolution Department, this is a full time role working Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm.
As a Legal Assistant / Legal Secretary in the Dispute Resolution department, your role is to support the partners and fee earners in the department across a wide range of activities including secretarial and administrative services.
This role is to provide primary support to fee earners in Core Dispute Resolution. You will be required to take a proactive role in the continued enhancement of working practices, maintaining and constantly improving quality standards and our service to clients.
Responsibilities include:
• Provide a full secretarial service to partners and other fee earners, liaising with the secretarial and
administration team where necessary;
• Open new clients and new matters via InTapp, to include all associated processes such as conflict
checks and production of client care letters;
• Use BigHand and Outlook efficiently to prioritise and complete tasks accurately and to time, to include
delegation of tasks to the administrator supporting your pod when required;
• Ensure invoices and narratives for every client are produced accurately and to time each month to meet
the department’s budget targets;
• Ensure all finance administration tasks are undertaken accurately and in accordance with the timin...