Legal Secretary - Environmental Law Team Sheffield

Full Job Description

About the team
Freeths’ Environmental Law team in Sheffield is looking for an experienced Legal Secretary to support the legal team and its work in advising its clients on environmental and natural capital law.  This is a really exciting team to be part of. We are at the cutting edge of environmental and natural capital law.

We trust our people to work flexibly in the way that works best for them, their teams and our clients. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all. 

About the role

We are looking for an individual with great organisational and communication skills and a “can do attitude”. The role involves supporting the team from our Sheffield office including: diary management; financial administration management; file management; talking to clients to take enquiries; and also marketing / developing our successful suite of legal training courses that we offer to the environmental sector.   

Key Responsibilities

• To produce documentation and letters as directed by fee earners. 

• To attend to clients by telephone and in person when required, in a professional, personable, and engaging manner. 

• To maintain electronic files and filing systems in an organised and efficient manner as required.

• To assist fee earners with day-to-day administrative matters including but not limited to, opening new files, closing and archiving files, file organisation, billing procedures and making and managing appointments.

• To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time. 

 
Your skills and qualifications

• To be well organised, able to show initiative and work well under pressure where necessary.

• To have excellent communication skills and be a real team player with a flexible and professional approach to work. 

• A proven record of delivering a high-quality service to both fee earners and clients. 

• Good IT skills, experience, and confidence with using case management systems and general Microsoft packages. 

• To be able to consistently demonstrate and embody the firm’s values.

Become part of the team at Freeths.

View some of our recent highlights on our website here .

Do we sound like a match? If you’re someone who cares deeply, communicates openly and collaborates effectively, then we’d love to have you join our diverse, inclusive team.