Legal Secretary

1 week ago


SaltburnbytheSea, Redcar and Cleveland, United Kingdom Martin L. Grove Full time

Full Job Description

Legal Secretary

Salary - negotiable based on experience

Job Types - Fulltime Monday to Friday 9am -5pm |Part-time (days negotiable 9am - 5pm)

Holidays (based on full time hours) - 20 days plus bank holidays and at least 1 full week off between Christmas and New Year

Anticipated start date - as soon as possible

Martin L. Grove is a well-established high street private practice specialising in Residential and Commercial Conveyancing, Wills, Probate and Private Client having provided legal services continuously for over 40 years. We are a small, friendly and dedicated team of professionals committed to providing excellent standards of service and client care.

Main duties and requirements:

  • Reception duties such as answering telephone calls, greeting clients, dealing with general enquiries.
  • Full generic secretarial support as required, including preparing correspondence and documents through fast and accurate audiotyping and word processing.
  • Assist in strongroom activities, such as storing and retrieving documents.
  • Researching information to ensure accuracy, and corresponding with existing clients or contacts.
  • Prepare documents from instructions.
  • Administer both manual and electronic filing daily.
  • Opening, maintaining and closing file.
  • Closing, storing and retrieving client files.
  • Preparing mail and enclosures for dispatch.
  • Arrange for all copying to be done.
  • Make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain an uptodate diary for fee earner(s).
  • Attend clients, both in person and on the telephone, and provide such support in a professional and friendly manner inkeeping with the practice's standards for client care.
  • Undertake any specific training when required and to have an overall positive attitude towards selfdevelopment.
  • Ensure the confidentiality of all information and documentation relating to the practice's clients as well as the practice itself.
  • To contribute as a team member and provide sickness and other absence cover for other members of the team when required.
  • To contribute as a team member in the continual review of efficiencies within the department.

Required skills and experience

  • Experience of working in a legal environment along with relevant departmental experience is desirable.
  • Fast and accurate typing skills, including digital dictation and integrated legal systems.
  • Experience of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel.
  • Excellent English grammar/spelling; familiarity with legal terminology and numerical skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including experience in dealing with a range of clients via telephone and facetoface.
  • Discretion and confidentiality is essential.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise your workload to the required standard and within the required timescales.
  • Ability to work effectively within a team as well as independently.
  • Proactive and able to use own initiative within guidelines as set by the practice and fee earners.

Personal specification

  • Selfmotivation: energy; positivity; cando attitude.
  • Flexibility.
  • Confidentiality and discretion.
  • Proactive; willing to use initiative.
  • Able to work well independently as well as part of a team

Location
Our practice address 81 High Street, Skelton in Cleveland, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 2DY. Remote working is not available.

How to apply

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Salary:
From £10.42 per hour

Experience:

  • Office: 1 year (required)

Work Location:
In person
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