Legal Secretary

2 months ago

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Harrison Clark Rickerbys Legal LLP Full time

**About The Role**

**We are currently looking for a Legal Secretary to join our Private Client team to support our fee earners.
The Private Client team is a key part of the business, the team has been awarded Private Client team of the year, and is top tier in the Legal 500 and Chambers. Many members of our team hold Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners qualifications and are part of Solicitors for the Elderly. We act for a vast number of high net worth clients as well as acting for several private family charitable trusts, an area that is constantly growing. We are experienced in helping clients to manage their domestic and international estate planning needs.
The role is working for our Cambridge team, and could be based in Cambridge or Northampton.
You will provide efficient legal administration support for busy teams therefore you will need experience of working in a similar role in a fast-paced environment. On a day to day basis you will:

- Managing the file opening process for the team
- Work on legal documents, proof reading and formatting
- Produce invoices and maintain billing spreadsheets and trackers
- Create reports (billings, WIP)
- Produce documents using audio typing.
- Conduct searches (Lawyer search, Insolvency, Compliance regulation)
- Take telephone calls and field enquiries as appropriate
- Provide support to the team handling room bookings, diary management and travel requirements.

**About You**

**As a Legal Secretary you will have**:

- Experience within a legal environment / professional services environment
- Strong legal administration experience
- Have a solid grasp of Microsoft systems
- Experience in case management systems (SOS) and document management systems (iManage)
- Experience of working in a client facing environment.
- Broad knowledge of administrative tasks in legal practices.
- Sound knowledge of IT skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, Zoom, etc.
- Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of your work
- Strong communication and organisation skills

**About Us**

**Benefits of working with us as a Legal Secretary**:

- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
- 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Life Assurance
- 1/3 gym membership contribution
- Flu vaccinations

**What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?**
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 70, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With eleven offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons has led to the addition of two new office locations (Northampton and Milton Keynes), and even further growth in London and Cambridge.

With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

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