Junior Secretary

We’re looking for a Junior Secretary to join our dynamic conveyancing team at Fishers. While direct experience is not mandatory, we’re seeking a driven and self-motivated individual with a strong background in office/administrative roles and excellent organisational skills. This is an ideal position for someone seeking progression, as the role will develop into a Legal Secretary role over approximately 12 months.

Our Junior Legal Secretary will provide support to both legal assistants and fee earners within the Conveyancing Team. Main duties will include (but aren’t limited to):

- To arrange for all necessary copying and scanning to be done
- To take and record accurately any messages and pass them to the appropriate person without delay
- To carry out routine data entry tasks within the firm’s software
- To create documents using the firm’s case management system
- To provide support to other secretaries as required
- To set up new files both hard copy and electronic, on the case management system, ensuring details are kept up to date
- Preparing correspondence and documents through audio-typing
- To comply with all case management quality standards as laid down in the office manual and in accordance with Law Society requirements
- To undertake any specific training when required to do so, and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development
- To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and clients’ documentation and information
- To comply with the terms of the Office Manual and any other reasonable request that may be made by the Head of Department or another Director

**SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
- Must have good telephone manner
- Must be able to work as a team member and also be able to work on own initiative
- Must be proficient with Microsoft ‘Word’, ‘Excel’ and ‘Outlook’
- Must have administration experience
- Could have experience in Conveyancing

**OUR BENEFITS**
- 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays plus Christmas shut down period
- Option to purchase additional 5 days annual leave per annum
- Life assurance death in service benefit at 3x salary
- Annual performance related bonus scheme
- New employee referral incentives
- Company sick pay
- Professional development
- Other perks include: employee of the quarter awards, birthday wheel, free fruit, payday lunches, social events and volunteer time for staff

**ABOUT US**

We’re a friendly independent law firm based in new offices on the edge of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. We’re a thriving business of over 200 years, who like to get stuck in, work hard and, love what we do. Our values are outlined below so you can get an idea about our culture.

**OUR VALUES**

**Drive**: Have energy and enthusiasm to get the job done

**Innovate**: Look to develop and change for the better

**Connect**: Connect to customers and colleagues

**Collaborate**: Work together for our customers and community

**Excel**: Provide excellent customer service

**Salary**: £19,000.00-£21,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer time
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Work Location: In person