Legal Secretary - Dispute Resolution

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 12-month fixed term contract

My client is an award winning law firm which is growing fast and who pride themselves on providing long term support to their clients.

They are currently recruiting for an experienced Legal Secretary to join their Dispute Resolution department. This is an excellent chance for a high calibre individual to join an expanding and successful firm and work in a flexible, supportive and encouraging environment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide general secretarial support including preparing correspondence, documents, emails, faxes & billing under Fee Earners direction & typing up digital dictation.
• Diary Management, booking appointments and meetings.
• Producing legal documents from mark-ups to include formatting and cross referencing.
• Dealing with client enquiries both in person and over the phone
• Liaising with the Accounts Department over billing queries

The ideal candidate will have previous legal secretarial experience and must be able to demonstrate computer literacy with good keyboard / typing skills. Previous experience of practice management systems, CRM systems, and audio typing is desirable but not essential. You will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills and provide a high standard of client service. It is essential that you possess excellent organisational skills, effective prioritisation of workload and time management skills.

Whilst we would love to be able to respond to every application we receive, it is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 7 working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.