Legal Secretary

AJ Chambers is working with an excellent law firm in Bishop's Stortford who are looking to hire a Legal Secretary to join their team. The ideal Secretary will have Legal Secretarial experience, preferably in the Commercial Property practice.

Main Duties:

- To deal with secretarial work as directed by the Fee-earner.
- To prepare letters and documents as given in dictation or on paper by the Fee-earner, checking that they are correct and in the house style prior to signing or being sent.
- To attend to clients in a professional way on the telephone.
- To take and record accurately any messages and pass on to the appropriate person without delay.
- To be able to deal effectively with the filing, storage and retrieval of clients files and to collate instructions and briefs as required.
- To set up new files as requested by the Fee-earner and ensure that these files are kept tidy and regularly checked.
- To make appointments, arrange meetings and maintain a diary, to be checked against the Fee-earner on a daily basis.

The company is offering the following benefits - a competitive salary, 22 days holiday, Contributory Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, health cover, subsidised parking, and a discretionary annual bonus.