Legal Secretary

4 weeks ago

Douglas South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom Orchard Recruitment Ltd Full time

Our Client are a respected local firm of advocates and legal advisors. Enjoying a busy workload, they require a Legal Secretary to support the team, working directly into the Principal. As Legal Secretary here, worknig within a small team of Secretaries, you will:

  • Arrange client appointments and maintain Court and fee earner diaries
  • Record time and capture file notes of time on the in-house time recording application
  • Legal Aid billing of files - need meticulous attention to get the claims correct and files in order
  • Filing for 3 fee earners divided equally between 2 Secretaries
  • Audiotyping of letters, Court and legal documents
  • Taking turns so the post is delivered and collected from the post box at Court
  • Occasional deliveries to the local area
  • Answering inbound phone calls, dealing with clients face to face
  • Copying and certifying client KYC, completing conveyancing search forms
  • Sending out conveyancing quotes (training will be given) and conveyancing admin
  • Archiving files, preparation and copying of Court bundles, keeping log of outgoing post
  • Green Form billing
  • Weekly search of the database for unlocated Wills enquiries via the Law Society
The ideal candidate for the role of Legal Secretary will be:
  • Previous experience in a secretarial role, ideally within a legal setting
  • Accurate typing skills
  • Ability to maintin confidentiality in all business matters
  • Able to work well within a team, collaborating and prioritising workload together
  • Attention to detail
Desirable: * Previous Audio typing experience NOTE: AML training will be provided via an online Law Society course

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