Job Description
Title: Legal Secretary
Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (Monday Friday)
Location: Inverness
Salary: £25,000 - £26,000 depending on experience
Details:
Our client is looking to appoint a Legal Secretary to be based in their office in Inverness. This is a full time, permanent role and the purpose is to provide typing and secretarial support to the Solicitors as well as additional ad hoc support.
Duties include:
* Copy and audio typing a range of correspondence and documentation containing legal terminology.
* Assisting with the settlement of transactions.
* Drafting documents.
* Submit documents for registration.
* Dealing with general client enquiries, face-to-face, via the telephone, or electronically.
* Advise new clients on procedure and requirements.
* Diary management.
* Additional administration duties such as typing, scanning, filing and answering the telephone.
* Adhere to the companys Health and Safety Policy.
* Draft all client correspondence and monitoring emails.
Person Specification:
Essential Skills & Abilities
* Good written and oral communication skills.
* Ability to understand and follow procedures.
* IT literacy, particularly in standard MS office applications.
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers, including clients, colleagues and Partners, verbally, by telephone and in writing.
* Good interpersonal skills to build and maintain working relationships as part of a team.
* Commitment to confidentiality.
* Respect for others and a commitment to equal opportunities.
* Commitment to continuous personal development and a willingness to undertake training as required.
* Able to accept responsibility, show initiative and work under pressure.
* Ability to be flexible and to prioritise workload.
* Desirable Skills / Abilities
* Prior legal experience.
* Confident, enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable.
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